Student shot during school drill when officer’s gun accidentally fires, IN officials say

An Indiana high school student was shot during a drill when an officer’s gun fired on accident, officials say.

The drill was held at South Vermillion High School on Thursday, Nov. 17, the South Vermillion Community School Corporation said in a statement.

“The incident was an accidental discharge of a firearm by a law enforcement officer,” the statement said, adding that it happened in one of the school’s vocational classrooms.

A deputy with the Vermillion County Sheriff’s Office was helping teach a law enforcement class and while going through a scenario, unintentionally fired his gun, Indiana State Police said in a statement.

The student was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the district.

The school was placed on lockdown, “due to the abundance of emergency personnel in the building.”

Indiana State Police are investigating the incident.

South Vermillion High School is in Clinton, roughly 75 miles west of downtown Indianapolis.

This story was originally published November 17, 2022 at 11:00 AM with the headline "Student shot during school drill when officer’s gun accidentally fires, IN officials say."