two others brant murray and katherine doucette both injured in the melee. parents were alerted via phone and social media, first waiting nearby for the all-clear and then clogging an entrance road to pick up their children. 9 on your side, cincinnati. >> again, a much different scene out here right now. very calm, very quiet. only a couple deputy vehicles remaining. some investigators still here but a different the scene than hours ago earlier this morning. >> and thank goodness for that, craig. >> thank you. >> absolutely. >> and it is beautiful out there. >>> it is gorgeous outside. a little cooler than yesterday for sure, but steve, fantastic. >> yeah, overall, a nice day around here, guys. we have some changes as we head forward in the forecast. you can start to see the middle of the nation. that area of cloudiness is going to be a cold front and that's going to go through the tri-state. temperatures mostly in the 40s overnight and then we see the changes tomorrow. sunshine first thing in the morning. 7:00, notice the clear skies, wind out of the souths

. >> they are brant murray and katherine doucette. we have been out here most of the day following the shooting. he has been speaking with number of parents and students, he has their reaction. >> avenue van? >> reporter: the schools behind us. i will share one cafeteria. 11:15 this morning. students say they heard one shot at first and then they thought something was dropping or popping a bag. >> not thinking it was gunfire. they knew it was gunfire and started to run. . >> one of the kids grabbed their leg. >> , the kid, he had a gun and ran out the school. >> reporter: very strong and brave to talk to us so soon after this happened. >> she said she ran outside here to a practice field. they all gathered. head counts there and were taken in the band room and sit in the auditorium until the >> evan, thank you very much. >> prayers are coming from throughout the tri-state and they are sending out braves today for the victims of the shooting and hoping and praying for a full recovery. as we mentioned, there were two people that were sh

those students are brant murray and katherine ducette. all 4 students are expected to be ok. sheriff jones says after the shooting, hancock ran out of the building, tossed his gun and kept running. he didn' t get far deputies were able to surround him and take him into custody. the school immediately went on notified. >> you know we had a shooter in the school. he was 14-years-old. he pulled his weapon out. shot 2 kids in the cafeteria. they were taken to the hospital. they' re in the hospital as we speak. we don' t think they' re life threatening wounds at this time. it appears the weapon that was used may have been a .38 caliber weapon. reporter: about 6000 students were are all in one building, another reason the entire district immediately went on lockdown. very small community. everyone knows everyone. a lot of our employees are alumni this is obviously hitting way too close to home for us reporter: right now the sheriff is not commenting. they are processing the crime scene. live in madison township, karin johnson, wlwt news 5. mike: the shooting happened in a packed ca

four people in the hospital 14 year old brant murray 14 year old katherine doucette. 15 year old cameron smith and 14 year old cooper caffrey. all injured in stable condition. we spoke just short time ago to butler county sheriff richard jones on the situation that happened this morning there. >> i had deputies responding to their kids were at the school. there in school resource officer think about having an officer in school. he knows many the parents deputies work in that area. when they are coming they have get to give information out. want know if their child -- sword scenario you think can happen anywhere other than here. and, so, that's what are dealing with as we speak. unfortunately, this is a reality it happens more and more and the good news here is that the school and community had plan in action and was notnist worse than it was. the shooter again 14 year old james hancock he behind bars. the prosecutors office will tell us next step. in meantime we will continue to work this story gatt more moving see you tonight at 10:00. good night, everybody. fox 19 now never stops. take

brant murray and katherine doucette both 14-year-olds as well. nine on your side reporter since this first began, jay, update us on the situation. >> reporter: as you said, non- life-threatening injuries. the most important a bit of information here. i want to clarify one point, sheriff richard jones said flying shrapnel or possibly students trying to get out of the way. we don't definitively know the two other students who were not shot were in fact hit by shrapnel. it may have been in the mass press to get out of the cafeteria that in fact injured the students. some of the video i shot very soon after this happened. just afternoon. the scene has parents were waiting by the local gas parents were terrified and in shock. school district says the students went into their immediate traditional lockdown classroom doors were locked. exterior doors are always locked. shortly after it happened sheriff richard jones gave a briefing it is our understanding he will brief now. >> madison township at the school. the first call went out at there was a shooti

brant murray were injured by shrapnel or in the rush to get to safety. >> reporters across butler county and in dayton. >> first, we will head out to craig mckee who is live outside the high school tonight. > >> reporter: what a difference the few hours makes. the sun setting behind it. and the buses are pulled off into the lot back there. they will not be running tomorrow. school is shut down for tomorrow and the parking lot, a lot calmer than it was this morning. only a handful of sheriff's we gave you an interesting perspective with chopper 9 that showed how chaotic the scene was. we had a number of parents waiting for an hour and a half or so to get their children and make their way in here and pick up the children once it is deemed safe. the sheriff's department deemed the area safe and chopper 9 has the exclusive look. many in the community are gathering right now for a prayer vigil at a nearby school. middletown high school, in fact. jason is there. >> i can only expect a huge gathering tonight. >> craig, we are outside of middletown high school. it is going on live. several hundr

injured by shrapnel. cameron smith, were hit by bullets. one in the thigh. and one in the left arm. brant murray, katherine doesette hit by shrapnel. all the injured students are listed in stable condition at this hour. >> james hancock, charged with two counts of attempted murder ang la ingram joins us live, where the sheriff released new details of the shooting. >> sheriff just wrapped up the prep conference a short while ago. at this point, he hasn't said what the motive was. the alleged motive for james austin hancock, who injure four of the classmates. he says the priority for law enforcement today, was making sure that they took care of the victims and immediately, and also looked for the shooter. and they got the call around 11:15, there was a shooting. the school castia. there was a school resource officer inside the cafeteria at the time. he just left, heard the shots and had to turn back around and respond to the cafeteria for an active shooter. in case anyone is joining us, cooper cafferty and cameron however, they are in stable condition. meanwhile, brent murray and katherine doesett

20 this morning. 15-year-old cameron smith and cooper cafferty were shot, in stable condition. brant murray and katherine, both 14. >> you've been talking about this for weeks. sadly, everybody needs training. friday, we brought you a look, schools and job sites, to minimize the damage done by active killers. one thing is especially tough, the fact that alleged shooter is just 14-year-old. >> as soon as the shooting started, the schools went into lock-down mode as they have been trained to do. done in situations like this. if people have the right training. friday, we showed you how we were trained in a class conducted by the workplace unit. the training teaches people whatever they can to combat an active shooter. we're told to use tables and desks. throw anything you can. if you can't run, attack. mantra, rub, hide, fight. i went back on the madison shooting and found the training and precautions do not change. even if the shooter is 14-year-old. >> unfortunately, for the innocent, teachers, administrators, custodian, and other students. for responder officers, it's someone who is trained