A 15-year-old student is dead and a teacher remains hospitalized following a shooting on Monday morning at Hill Country College Prep High School in Bulverde, Texas.
The Comal County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the incident occurred during early morning classes, prompting an immediate lockdown of the campus.
According to official statements, the male student shot a female teacher before he was found deceased at the scene.
Authorities have not yet clarified the student's cause of death or whether law enforcement was forced to discharge any weapons during the confrontation.
The teacher was quickly transported to a hospital in San Antonio for emergency treatment. Her current medical condition has not been disclosed by hospital officials or investigators as of Monday afternoon.
Emergency responders established a significant presence at the school, with aerial footage showing numerous police vehicles and tactical units securing the campus perimeter.
Comal County Sheriff's officials emphasized that the situation is now contained and there is no ongoing threat to the students or the surrounding community.
All students were evacuated from the high school and transported by bus to Bulverde Middle School. Parents were instructed to gather there for a reunification process coordinated by local law enforcement.
The identities of the student and the wounded teacher have been withheld pending the notification of their families.
Social media reports of the incident circulated quickly, with raw footage showing the scale of the police response and the evacuation of the student body.
President Donald Trump and his administration are reportedly monitoring the situation as federal and local agencies review the developments in Comal County.
The Sheriff’s Office is leading a comprehensive investigation into the motive behind the shooting and the precise sequence of events leading up to the gunfire.
Counselors will be available for students and staff as the community begins to process the morning’s tragic events.
Officials have requested that the public avoid the area to allow forensic investigators to complete their work on the high school campus.