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Three Injured In Shooting Outside Martinsburg High Football Game

A red-brick building with white lettering atop a black awning reads "gymnasium." It is rainy outside, and puddles are visible on the sidewalk leading to the building. Two signs outside the building read: "Vote Here."
The Martinsburg High School gymnasium is located across from the school football stadium, where three people were injured in a shooting Friday evening.
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Updated on Monday, September 9, 2024 at 3:30 p.m.

Three attendees at a Martinsburg High School football game were injured in a shooting Friday evening, according to the Martinsburg Police Department.

A shooter fired from outside the stadium around 7 p.m. One bullet traveled into the stadium and struck a fan seated in the bleachers, causing injuries that were not life threatening. Two other fans were struck with shrapnel, causing superficial injuries.

After the incident, police and school officials resumed the game. Local police “determined that it was safe to keep attendees inside the secured area of the stadium and for the game to proceed,” Principal Trent Sherman said in a press release Saturday.

“We are saddened that one spectator in our stands was struck … and two others were hit by shrapnel,” he said. “Thankfully, this outcome was not worse, and our thoughts and prayers are with those who were injured, their families and all members of our community affected by this act of violence.”

Sherman said that police have not found any reason to believe the shooting was “related to or targeting” the sports event. As of Saturday no suspects had been arrested. Local police are still investigating the incident.

**Editor’s note: This story was updated to include information from a press release written by Martinsburg High School Principal Trent Sherman.

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