One person injured in shooting near Apopka High School campus

Police: Apopka High on lockdown while police investigate shooting near school (WFTV)

By Matt Reeser

APOPKA, Fla. — A local high school was placed on secure status while police investigated a shooting that injured one person Friday afternoon.

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Apopka police were called to the area of West Summit Street and North Maine Avenue for a reported shooting just after 1 p.m.

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Police: Apopka High on lockdown while police investigate shooting near school (WFTV)

Police: Apopka High on lockdown while police investigate shooting near school (WFTV)

Police: Apopka High on lockdown while police investigate shooting near school (WFTV)

Police: Apopka High on lockdown while police investigate shooting near school (WFTV)

Police: Apopka High on lockdown while police investigate shooting near school (WFTV)

Investigators said one person injured in the shooting had been taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

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Police initially said Apopka High School had been placed on lockdown as a precaution while investigating, but officials with the school district later said the school had actually been placed the school on secure status.

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