RICHFIELD, Minn. FOX 9) - A student has died after a shooting Tuesday afternoon outside a school in Richfield, Minnesota.Police responded for the shooting on the sidewalk outside the South Education Center on Penn Avenue shortly after noon.
At the scene, police say they found two students had been shot. Both students were rushed to the hospital, where officers say one of the students has since died.Emergency crews stage outside the South Education Center in Richfield, Minn.
Officers say the other student remains in critical condition.After the shooting, police searched the school building as area schools were placed on lockdown.
It appears the suspects involved fled the scene after shots were fired.Richfield Police Chief Jay Henthorne provides an update on the shooting reported outside the South Education Center in Richfield that left 1 student dead.Multiple law enforcement agencies are now helping police investigate the shooting, including the FBI and ATF.