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Suspect in Custody in Shooting at Perry Hall Shopping Center (Update)

Perry Hall High Schoolting, Megan McHargue

PERRY HALL, Md. (AP) - A student has been shot at a Baltimore County high school, and police say a suspect is in custody.

County police say the Perry Hall High School student was flown to a hospital after being shot Monday morning. Police say a suspect was taken into custody after the shooting but did not provide additional details.

WJZ-TV showed video of a shirtless male with his hands behind his back being put into a police cruiser.

The school is being evacuated. Police say students were escorted to the Perry Hall Shopping Center, and parents met them there.

Monday is the first day of classes for Baltimore County public schools.

Perry Hall is a middle-class community along the Interstate 95 corridor, northeast of Baltimore city. 

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.