A school shooting in Louisiana left 1 dead, 2 hurt. Classes are canceled until Friday.

GREENSBURG, La. — Classes are canceled at a Louisiana top school the place a scholar used to be shot to dying and two others have been injured, government mentioned.

The names and ages of the sufferers of the shooting at St. Helena College & Career Academy in Greensburg have now not been launched. Law enforcement officers mentioned they arrested the suspected shooter, a 14-year-old scholar Tuesday after the shooting.

“This is such a senseless tragedy and my prayers go out to the families of all involved and to the St. Helena community that were affected by this tragedy,” Sheriff Nat Williams mentioned in a post on Facebook.

His place of job hadn’t launched the fees the suspect faces, or information in regards to the occasions that led as much as the shooting.

Williams didn’t right away go back a phone message from The Associated Press.

According to deputies, the shooting took place about 3 p.m. Tuesday in the school’s again car parking zone.

Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards launched a remark in regards to the shooting, noting that the Greensburg group is “with regards to my house and my center” having represented the area for eight years while in the state legislature.

“Donna and I are praying for the families affected by this awful act, and for the entire St. Helena community,” Edwards said. “There are far too many Louisianians who have had a shooting close to home. Too many families are forever altered by senseless violence. While we seek justice, we must continue to have serious policy discussions about how to end this plague of gun violence in Louisiana and across our country.”

The St. Helena Parish School District said classes at the school are canceled until Friday, as well as the football game and School Board meeting. Grief counselors will be available for students and staff upon their return, the district said in a post on Facebook.

U.S. Rep. Troy Carter, a Democrat representing part of southeast Louisiana, said he was “devastated” to hear about the school shooting.

“Gun violence affects ALL of us,” Carter posted on X, the platform previously referred to as Twitter. “It harms our communities and it is heartbreaking to see it harm our children.”