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3 injured in Idaho middle school shooting; suspect captured

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UPDATE: 3:15 P.M.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Authorities say a shooting at an eastern Idaho middle school has injured two students and a custodian, and a student suspected of being the shooter has been taken into custody.

The Jefferson County sheriff says the victims' injuries aren't believed to be life-threatening.

Police were called to the school around 9:15 a.m. Thursday, and multiple law enforcement agencies responded. Students were evacuated to a nearby high school in the small city of Rigby, which is about 95 miles southwest of Yellowstone National Park.

A 12-year-old student says she heard loud noises, then screaming. She says when her teacher went to check it out, and he found blood.

ORIGINAL STORY

RIGBY, Idaho (AP) -- Authorities say a shooting at an eastern Idaho middle school has injured two students and a custodian, and a male student has been taken into custody.

The Jefferson County sheriff says the victims' injuries aren't believed to be life-threatening.

Police were called to the school around 9:15 a.m. Thursday, and multiple law enforcement agencies were on scene. Students have been evacuated to a nearby high school in the small city of Rigby, which is about 95 miles southwest of Yellowstone National Park.

The attack appears to be Idaho's second school shooting.