South Dakota principal shot, wounded; students safe
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The principal of a South Dakota high school was shot and lightly wounded Wednesday in a shooting at the school, but authorities said a suspected shooter was in custody and no students were reported hurt.
Harrisburg High School Principal Kevin Lein suffered a flesh wound in the morning attack, Superintendent James Holbeck told local media outlets.
The suspected shooter is believed to be a student and was in custody, Lincoln County Deputy State's Attorney Ross Wright said. He said Lein was in stable condition.
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District administrative assistant Tracy Heiden said all students were safe, but the school was locked down. Parents were asked to stay away, but a handful of parents had gathered outside one entrance. Access to the school from a main thoroughfare was shut off, with a sheriff's deputy standing guard nearby with a rifle.
Harrisburg is about 10 miles south of Sioux Falls.