St. James student hospitalized after accidental shooting

WAY. A PRINCIPAL IS ASKING FOR PRAYERS TONIGHT AFTER SHE SAYS ONE OF HER STUDENTS WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. GOOD EVENING AND THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M LINDSEY STONE. AND I’M CURTIS FULLER. THE STUDENT IS BELIEVED TO BE IN CRITICAL CONDITION RIGHT NOW. WLWT NEWS 5 DANIELLE, BEN, JACK JOINS US LIVE NOW FROM SAINT JAMES SCHOOL. THAT’S OVER IN WHITE OAK WITH THE VERY LATEST. DANIEL. CURTIS, LINDSEY, WHAT A TRAGIC SITUATION. THE PRINCIPAL AT THE SCHOOL BEHIND ME, SAINT JAMES, SENDING OUT AN EMAIL EARLIER TODAY TO PARENTS ABOUT THIS TRAGEDY. AND THIS IS WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR. NOW, IN THAT EMAIL, IT READS THAT SOMETIME OVER THE WEEKEND, PRINCIPAL CHRISSY RIGGINS LEARNED A STUDENT WAS A VICTIM OF AN ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING. SHE SAYS THE STUDENT IS AN EIGHTH GRADER AND HE IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AT CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. NOW THAT EMAIL GOES ON TO SAY THAT TOMORROW SHE PLANS TO MEET WITH EIGHTH GRADERS, ALONG WITH THE TEACHERS, A DEACON AT THE SCHOOL AND SEVERAL HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY. S WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR KIDS TO TALK TO AND ASK QUESTIONS TO THE SAINT XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL. THERAPY DOG WILL ALSO BE AT SCHOOL TOMORROW. SO THIS PRINCIPAL DEFINITELY STRESSING FOR PARENTS TO TALK TO THEIR KIDS TONIGHT ABOUT THIS AND SHE’S ALSO ASKING FOR PRAYERS. REPORTING LIVE HERE ON WHITE OAK. DANIELLE DETECTIVE WILL THAT BE A TEAM IS FIVE. AND DANIELLE, BEFORE YOU GO, DO WE HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THE SHOOTING HAPPENED. LINDSAY THAT’S A GREAT QUESTION. WE REACHED OUT TO MULTIPLE DIFFERENT POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO TRY TO FIND OUT WHERE THIS HAPPENED IN OR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. BUT AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION. SO WE ARE TRYING TO FIND THAT INFORMATION OUT. BUT, OF COURSE, WHEN WE GET THAT, WE’LL BE SURE TO PASS IT ON. THE QUESTIONS, WE APPRECIATE YOU, DANIELLE, ASKING THOSE QUES

Student at St. James school hospitalized after accidental shooting, principal says

Updated: 6:49 PM EDT Apr 2, 2023

A student at St. James school in White Oak has been hospitalized after an accidental shooting this weekend, the principal of the school said in an email to parents.According to principal Chrissy Riggins, the eighth grade student is in critical condition at Children's Hospital.It is not known at this time where the shooting took place.In response, the school said they plan to pull the eighth-grade class, along with eighth-grade teachers and several area high school counselors and psychologists for students to speak to.St. Xavier High School is also sending their therapy dog with their director of school psychology and counseling. The dog will be confined to a classroom with the door locked.WLWT has reached out to police for more information on the incident and will update this story as more information comes in.

CINCINNATI —

A student at St. James school in White Oak has been hospitalized after an accidental shooting this weekend, the principal of the school said in an email to parents.

According to principal Chrissy Riggins, the eighth grade student is in critical condition at Children's Hospital.

It is not known at this time where the shooting took place.

In response, the school said they plan to pull the eighth-grade class, along with eighth-grade teachers and several area high school counselors and psychologists for students to speak to.

St. Xavier High School is also sending their therapy dog with their director of school psychology and counseling. The dog will be confined to a classroom with the door locked.

WLWT has reached out to police for more information on the incident and will update this story as more information comes in.