Shooting at Great Mills High School in Maryland, injuries reported

A SHOOTING has reportedly happened at a high school in southern Maryland, according to the local school district.

Great Mills High School in St. Mary’s County was placed on lockdown and the situation was contained, the school district said.

The Baltimore Sun reports that three people, including the shooter, were injured in the incident which happened just after 8am local time.

Parents are being asked not to come to the school. Instead, they can be reunited with their children at nearby Leonardtown High School.

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said they were keeping an eye on the situation.

“We are closely monitoring the situation at Great Mills High School. @MDSP is in touch with local law enforcement and ready to provide support. Our prayers are with students, school personnel, and first responders,” he tweeted.

The shooting comes a month after the Parkland massacre, which killed 17 students and teachers in Florida prompted teenagers to demand action on gun control.

Many of the survivors of that shooting have helped organise the March for Our Lives, scheduled to take place in several cities across the country on Saturday.

Emma Gonzales, one of the Parkland students who has taken up the gun control fight tweeted support at Great Mills.