‘Two teens shot’ at Western High School as cop fired at car that ‘hit student and sped toward officers’ in Las Vegas

TWO teens were shot by a cop as their car sped toward officers in a high school parking lot on Tuesday, according to police.

Officers said the teens’ vehicle hit a student during the chaos that unfolded on school grounds during dismissal time.

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Police were called to a Las Vegas high school just after 2pm on Tuesday[/caption]

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Two teens were shot after allegedly hitting a student with their car and speeding toward officers[/caption]

Metro officers as well as University Police were called to assist Clark County School District police at the Las Vegas high school around 2.16pm local time on Tuesday, authorities said.

Western High School dismisses its students with the final bell at 2.11pm, according to their website.

The shooting happened after school district police initially got a call about a fight at the high school.

Responding officers saw a car speed into the school’s parking lot and gave commands for the driver to stop.

Police said in an update late Tuesday that a vehicle struck a student and continued at a high speed toward officers on the scene.

One officer fired a gun at the car, which continued toward him before exiting the parking lot, authorities said. Two people in the vehicle were struck by gunfire.

Police learned of the shooting victims when two juveniles were taken to hospitals by family members.

They suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening, police said.

The two injured are reportedly not students at the high school.

No officers were injured in the shooting, which is under investigation.

The student who was hit by the car was not seriously injured, police said.

According to KTVN reporter Jeremy Chen, about a dozen patrol cars were on the school’s campus following the incident.

Bonanza Road was closed in both directions and drivers were asked to avoid the area.

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