Story highlights
- Two 15-year-old girls shot dead; police say they're not looking for a shooter
- Asked whether this was a homicide-suicide or a double suicide, police spokeswoman said she "can't confirm anything"
- "The school and neighborhood are safe," Glendale police say on Twitter
(CNN)[Breaking news update, published at 1:05 p.m. ET]
Two 15-year-old female students were killed in Friday morning's shooting at Independence High School in Glendale, Arizona, police said.
Each 10th-grader was found with one gunshot wound outside the building, near the school's cafeteria, Glendale police Officer Tracey Breeden said.
A weapon was found near the bodies, Breeden said. When reporters asked whether this was a homicide-suicide or a double suicide, Breeden said she "can't confirm anything," but she said investigators don't believe any shooter is at large.
"We don't believe that there's any suspects that are out there ... that we're searching for," Breeden said.
Breeden said she didn't know what relationship, if any, the girls had.
[Original story, published at 12:39 p.m. ET]
Two teenagers were shot Friday morning at a high school in Glendale, Arizona, prompting authorities to lock down the building as they investigated, police said.
"It's been stabilized, and students are not in (further) danger," Glendale police Officer Tracey Breeden told reporters about the shooting at Independence High School.
Details about the teens' identities, their conditions, and whether police had anyone in custody weren't immediately available.
The shooting happened at a covered patio area near the main building before 8 a.m., Breeden said.
Breeden said she didn't know whether the teens who were shot were students at the school.
"The incident was isolated. The school and neighborhood are safe," Glendale police said on Twitter.
Police asked students' parents to gather at a nearby Walmart to await further information. Video from CNN affiliate KNXV-TV showed scores of people gathered in the store's parking lot as well more standing across the street.
"Our prayers are with the students, educators & families at Independence High School & all the first responders on the scene," read a post on Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey's Twitter account.
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