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One student was killed and another injured after a school shooting in Birmingham, Alabama, on Wednesday.

The police have taken a 鈥減erson of interest鈥� into custody and are still investigating the possibility that the shooting was accidental, according to . Charges are pending, and the identity of the shooter has not been named.

The shooting took place at Huffman High School as students were being dismissed for the day, resulting in a brief lockdown at the school.

The student who died was 17 years old, had just been admitted to college, and was planning on becoming a nurse.

In 2018, at least 27 people have been killed and 46 injured from shootings on school property. Learn more about each incident with our interactive map:

This map includes school shootings that took place on campus where a person was injured or killed. Incidents resulting in injury are labeled blue, while incidents resulting in death are labeled red. The most recent incident is indicated with a larger icon. Click on the icons to see details about each incident.

Behind the numbers:

Throughout 2018, 社区黑料 is tracking in real time 鈥� or close to it 鈥� shootings at American schools. Our analysis will focus on incidents that occur on school grounds and result in injury or death. That includes suicides, which in the U.S., according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.

Nationally, nearly 1,300 children (17 years old and younger) die from gunshot wounds each year and 5,790 are treated for injuries, according to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . While unintentional firearm deaths and homicides of children have decreased in recent years, suicides have spiked.

Among child gun deaths between 2012 and 2014, 53 percent were homicides, 38 percent were suicides, and 6 percent were unintentional.

Less than 3 percent of youth homicides and less than 1 percent of youth suicides occur at school, according to by the National Center for Education Statistics.

If we鈥檝e missed a school incident you think should be included in our coverage, please send an email to [email protected], and bookmark this page for the latest reports of incidents involving the discharging of a firearm that causes a wound or fatality on school property.

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