Indiana school shooting: Teenage suspect dead after active shooter situation

'Someone knew something, and they said something,' police say as they credit tip with helping stop any student injuries

Dennis Middle School in Richmond, Indiana (Google Earth)

A teenage suspect is dead after a tip enabled police at step in and stop a possible shoting at a school in Richmond, Indiana.

Police exchanged gunfire with the teenager at Dennis Intermediate School before the suspect killed himself, Indiana State Police Sgt John Bowling told reporters, citing preliminary results of the investigation.

“Someone knew something, and they said something,” the sergeant said. 

Mr Bowling said the police have yet to verify if the teen was a student.

It was unclear how many shots were fired or why the teen was targeting the middle school, he added.

No students were injured in the incident.

The Richmond Community Schools district said in a statement that it put all of the local schools on lockdown due to the "active shooter situation". Students were

The initial emergency call was made to 911 at about 8.21am The suspect apparently ran into the building after an incident that began away from the school grounds.

Dennis Middle School is located in a residential neighbourhood in the city of about 37,000 residents. Richmond is located near the Ohio border, about 70 miles east of Indianapolis.