“The Springfield City School District is deeply saddened by the loss of two of our students over the weekend,” the district said in a statement.
Officers responded around 11:30 p.m. Friday to the 1200 block of Russell Avenue. When police arrived, they found the two victims inside the residence with gunshot wounds, according to a Springfield police report.
Both of the victims were taken to a local hospital, where they died from their injuries, the report stated.
A woman who called 911 said that she heard two shots. She said that her granddaughter had been shot and that her grandson also had been shot.
When the dispatcher asked who shot them, the woman said she did not know.
“Our thoughts are with the family, teachers, friends, neighbors and all who loved and were loved by the two students involved. Times like these remind us that we are one family in the SCSD, whether students are here for their entire K-12 experience or if only for a season of their precious lives. They mean the world to us,” Superintendent Bob Hill said in the statement.
The district had grief counselors available today and will have them for the rest of the week for those who need them.
“There are grief counselors available to students at Hayward Middle School and Fulton Elementary today and throughout the week,” the statement said.
There is no suspect information available and no arrests have been made, but Springfield police said there is no threat to the community.
The names of the two victims have not been released at this time.
The shooting remains under investigation.
The Springfield News-Sun is working to learn more.
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