Two dead in US school shooting

Los Angeles, Oct 22 (IANS) At least two people, including a teacher, were killed and as many injured in a shooting on Monday morning at a middle school in the US state of Nevada, school officials said.

According to police, one person killed Monday morning at Sparks Middle School was a teacher and the other is what authorities described as a student/suspect, Xinhua reported.

Two Sparks Middle School students have identified a popular math teacher as one of the victims of the shooting, Washoe County School District Police Chief Mike Mieras told a press conference.

The shooting occurred at around 7.15 a.m. local time (GMT 1475) when classes were starting at Sparks Middle School, outside of Reno, Nevada, Sparks police said.

The shooter was believed to have been "neutralised", according to Sparks police spokesperson.