2 Wellington students killed in drug-related shooting, police say

Two students at Palm Beach Central High School in Wellington who died in an “off-campus incident” Wednesday had been killed in a drug-related taking pictures in the Village of Palm Springs, police say.

Darren Edgecomb, the varsity’s principal, had despatched out a letter to folks Thursday asserting that two students had died, however didn’t say the reason for loss of life or present the students’ names.

“As the Principal of Palm Beach Central High School, it is with profound sadness that I am sharing with you the tragic news that two of our students died yesterday during an off-campus incident,” the letter learn. “While I am not at liberty to name the students at this time, I am fully aware of the tremendous emotional impact this will have on our campus.”

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Those two students had been amongst three individuals who died in a taking pictures in Palm Springs Wednesday night, in accordance with Edgar Morley, a spokesperson for the Palm Springs Police Department.

The taking pictures occurred about 6:30 p.m. Officers initially responded to a report of a automobile crash close to Almar Road and Narcissus Avenue earlier than discovering a number of gunshot victims in what seems to be a drug-related incident, Morley mentioned. None of the victims are from the Village of Palm Springs.

The police division might present no extra information Friday because the investigation stays lively, Morley mentioned. No victims’ names or information might be launched.

Palm Beach Central High had further counselors obtainable and an elevated police presence on its campus Thursday, Edgecomb mentioned.