A student at West Orange High School was shot on Wednesday afternoon, the school's principal said.
Douglas Szcinski, principal at WOHS, said in a Facebook post about 2 p.m. that the school was on lockdown and officials were "following all safety procedures and precautions."
"There has been an incident in which one student was shot," Szcinski said. "That student is alert and is being transported to the hospital. Law enforcement is on the scene working the situation."
An Sheriff's Office spokewoman Ginette Rodriguez said all students who remained on the WOHS campus were being bused to Ocoee High School for pick-up.
Rodriguez said authorities are still searching for the shooter, who has been identified by authorities but whose name has not been released.
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The victim was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center, Rodriguez said.
West Orange High student Kaitlyn Hawkins, 16, said she was about 50 feet away from the shooting in the bus loop.
She recognized the shooter as a boy who had been suspended from school but she didn't know his name.
Before the gunfire, the suspended boy punched the other boy twice in the face, she said.
"They were fighting, over what I don't know... It's very sad,'' Kaitlyn said.
Freshman Austin Nornhold, 16, was also in the loop when the fight broke out. He said he didn't think it was a "real fight" until the attacker reached into his pocket and pulled out a gun.
"I hear about this happening it at other schools, but I expected it to happen at a place with a lot worse reputation than here," Austin said.
Another West Orange student said that the shooting happened after a fight broke out between students near the bus loop as the school day came to an end.
The student said he didn't hear the shot, but saw the victim lying on the ground twitching. He described the scene as chaotic, with authorities scrambling to find the shooter.
This is a developing story. Check back later for updates.
Douglas Szcinski, principal at WOHS, said in a Facebook post about 2 p.m. that the school was on lockdown and officials were "following all safety procedures and precautions."
"There has been an incident in which one student was shot," Szcinski said. "That student is alert and is being transported to the hospital. Law enforcement is on the scene working the situation."
An Sheriff's Office spokewoman Ginette Rodriguez said all students who remained on the WOHS campus were being bused to Ocoee High School for pick-up.
Rodriguez said authorities are still searching for the shooter, who has been identified by authorities but whose name has not been released.
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The victim was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center, Rodriguez said.
West Orange High student Kaitlyn Hawkins, 16, said she was about 50 feet away from the shooting in the bus loop.
She recognized the shooter as a boy who had been suspended from school but she didn't know his name.
Before the gunfire, the suspended boy punched the other boy twice in the face, she said.
"They were fighting, over what I don't know... It's very sad,'' Kaitlyn said.
Freshman Austin Nornhold, 16, was also in the loop when the fight broke out. He said he didn't think it was a "real fight" until the attacker reached into his pocket and pulled out a gun.
"I hear about this happening it at other schools, but I expected it to happen at a place with a lot worse reputation than here," Austin said.
Another West Orange student said that the shooting happened after a fight broke out between students near the bus loop as the school day came to an end.
The student said he didn't hear the shot, but saw the victim lying on the ground twitching. He described the scene as chaotic, with authorities scrambling to find the shooter.
This is a developing story. Check back later for updates.