- A Westwood Hills Elementary School in Waynesboro, Virginia, was evacuated after a shooting on campus, right at the start of the new school term.
- Police said one adult suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was being transported to a nearby hospital.
- Officials confirmed that all children were safe and transferred to Westminster Presbyterian Church for reunification with their families while the public was asked to avoid the immediate area.
- Waynesboro City Council member Jim Wood described the event as an isolated, one-on-one incident and assured the community that the shooter no longer poses an active threat to the public.
- Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger stated she is actively monitoring the emergency, offering her thoughts to the affected school community and expressing gratitude to the first responders on scene.
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