The Latest: Family asks for prayers for victim, shooter
Champaign County Sheriff Michael Melvin says more people would have been wounded at the West Liberty school building on Friday morning without the intervention because the shooter's intent was to harm more people.
Officials say a male student who was shot and wounded at an Ohio school is being treated at a hospital, and another student suspected in the shooting is in custody.
Local media report the Champaign County sheriff's office confirmed the wounded person is a student but didn't immediately release other details.
Local media said initial reports indicated that someone was shot through a window of a boys restroom in the high school.
A State Highway Patrol spokesman says troopers were helping with student pickups as the sheriff's office handles the investigation.
Authorities responding to a reported shooting at a western Ohio school say one person was hurt and one person is in custody.
Local media said initial reports indicated that someone was shot through a window of a boys' restroom in the high school.