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Gunshots on Tennessee high school campus halt football game

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee high school football game was halted when gunshots were fired on the school campus, the local sheriff’s office said.

No injuries were reported and three suspects were detained - one adult and two juveniles, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies found a firearm, recovered bullet shell casings and seized at least one vehicle, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.

The game at West Creek High School was halted in the third quarter Friday night, and people in the stadium were told to shelter in place on the field before being allowed to leave once the school’s campus was secured, The Leaf Chronicle reported.