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'Upset student' opens fire in class
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-12-09 08:48
WOODBRIDGE, Virginia: Authorities say a 20-year-old student is in custody after pointing a rifle at a teacher and firing shots in a college classroom. No injuries are reported.
The shooting happened Tuesday afternoon at Northern Virginia Community College's campus in Woodbridge, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of Washington, DC.
Twenty-year-old Jason Michael Hamilton is charged with attempted murder and discharging a firearm in a school zone. He is being held without bond.
Prince William County Police spokeswoman Kim Chinn says the "upset student" was armed with a high-powered rifle. The teacher dropped to the floor when she saw the gun.
Officials say the gunman fired two shots then stopped without explanation and left the classroom. He was arrested in the hallway.
