North Carolina student dies in school shooting, suspect in custody

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - A North Carolina high school student was shot and killed on Wednesday by a fellow student, who was taken into custody hours after the incident, police said.

William Chavis Raynard Miller Jr. was shot at Mount Tabor High School in Winston-Salem shortly after noon, Winston-Salem Police Chief Catrina Thompson told reporters.

Pandemics rushed Miller, whose age was not disclosed, to a hospital, where he later died, she said.

After a five-hour search, police said the suspect, a student whom they declined to identify, was taken into custody without incident.

The shooting in Winston-Salem, a city of 250,000 people, was the latest outbreak of gun violence that has become a regular occurrence at schools and college campuses across the United States over the past several years.

Thompson gave no further details on the shooting or a motive but said the investigation was ongoing.

As the incident unfolded, other schools in the area were put on lockdown while dozens of police officers, paramedics and panicked parents raced to Mount Tabor High School.

"It's a punch in your stomach and takes your breath away not knowing if your children are safe," Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O'Neill told reporters.