South Carolina school shooting: Suspected shooter's father found dead

TOWNVILLE, S.C. —

Authorities say they believe the teenage boy who was taken into custody following a shooting at the Townville Elementary School first fatally shot his father.

Capt. Garland Major told a news conference that the shooter used a handgun and that one of the students was shot in the leg and the other in the foot. He said a female teacher was shot in the shoulder during Wednesday's shooting at Townville Elementary.

Two children and an adult were injured Wednesday afteoon when a gunman opened fire at the elementary school in South Carolina, according to multiple reports.

A gunman is in custody after shooting two six-year-old students and a femal teacher at South Carolina's Townville Elementary School on Wednesday. Above, students being evacuated from the school 

 

The name and gender of the teen shooter have not been released. Above two people embrace at the baptist church where the children were shuttled after the shooting 

 

One of the students is in critical condition while the other student and teacher are in good condition. Above a mother reunites with her daughter on Wednesday

Authorities responded to the active shooter situation around 1:45 p.m.at Townville Elementary. The school, near South Carolina's border with Georgia, evacuated students to Oakdale Baptist Church, according to WYFF.

Townville Elementary has more than 280 students in grades pre-kindergarten through sixth grade, according to The Greenville News. 

Nearby schools were also put into lockdown.