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Teacher shot at Tacoma, Wash., elementary school

The Columbian
Published: February 26, 2010, 12:00am

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A shooting at an elementary school in Tacoma, Wash., injured a teacher before students arrived Friday morning.

Tacoma School District Spokeswoman Nikol Cartledge says a medical crew is working on her.

The News Tribune of Tacoma reports the woman was shot at Birney Elementary, and a suspect may also have been shot by police.

Police spokesman Mark Fulghum told the paper the shooting was reported about 7:35 a.m. Friday at the school. No students were at the school at the time.

The paper says there’s another shooting in the Fredrickson area of Pierce County that is connected to the school shooting.

Fulghum told the newspaper that the suspect and the victim know each other.

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Information from: The News Tribune, http://www.thenewstribune.com

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