Three students were shot and critically injured at a suburban high school in Colorado on Wednesday afternoon, the authorities said.

The shooting took place just before 12:30 p.m. on the campus of Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, about 30 miles southwest of Denver, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

The students were taken to an area hospital, Jacki Kelley, a spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office, told reporters. The sheriff’s office had said earlier that at least two students had been shot.

It was not clear what had led to the shooting, who fired the shots or if a shooter was in custody. The sheriff’s office did not immediately provide further details on the shooting.

The high school, which has about 900 students, is part of the Jefferson Public School District, according to the state’s Department of Education.

The school district did not immediately respond to inquiries about the shooting. Parents and students were being reunited at a local elementary school, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Agents from the Denver division of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said they were also responding to the shooting.

Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado said on social media that he was “closely monitoring the situation” at the high school and that state troopers were assisting.

“Students should be able to attend school safely and without fear across our state and nation,” Polis said. “We are all praying for the victims and the entire community.”

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This article originally appeared in The New York Times.

By Johnny Diaz
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