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1 student hurt in school shooting in Arkansas

Watson Chapel Junior High in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
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Watson Chapel Junior High in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas — One student was hurt Monday in a shooting that is being called an “isolated incident” at Watson Chapel Junior High in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, according to the school district’s Facebook page.

All students “are safe at this time,” the district reported.

“The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department and the Pine Bluff Police Department are on site to control the situation,” the district said.

The district said all campuses are on lockdown.

Pine Bluff is about 45 miles south of Little Rock, the state capital.

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