CINCINNATI (AP) — An honors student at an all-male Catholic high school tried to commit suicide in his first-period classroom Monday, police said, critically wounding himself with a gunshot and sending other students scrambling for cover.

La Salle High School west of Cincinnati was locked down until after police arrived and determined there was no threat to other students or staff. A University of Cincinnati Medical Center spokeswoman reported the student's condition as critical Monday afternoon, about six hours after the shooting.

Green Township Police Chief Bart West described the weapon as a semi-automatic handgun. He said police were investigating how the student obtained the gun and how he brought it into the school.

West said there were 22 other students in the classroom, and the episode was over "in a matter of seconds" with no other students injured or apparently threatened. Several students called 911 dispatchers.

"There's a guy with a gun," said a student who called on his cellphone from inside a nearby locked room. "We just need police here ...."

"We're huddled in a corner," another student said in a call.

There was conflicting information on precisely what time the shooting took place, but school officials said it was during the first class period of the day.
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