Female freshman fatally shots self at US high school

NEW YORK

A student at a Texas high school fatally shot herself after shooting and injuring another female student, local officials said.

Brewster County Sheriff Ronny Dodson told reporters the 14-year-old freshman, who is not named because she is a minor, shot the girl at approximately 8 a.m. local time (1400GMT) outside a restroom at the western Texas Alpine High School music hall.

The shooter, who moved to Alpine with her family six months ago, then shot herself and died of self-inflicted wounds, Dodson said.

The victim has been hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries, the sheriff said.

Dodson added that the motive was not clear and no other suspects were being sought in an ongoing investigation.

A federal law enforcement officer was also accidentally shot by a marshal responding to the situation and is reported to be in stable condition.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton released a statement offering sympathy for members of the community impacted by "this senseless act of violence".

Since 2013, there have been at least 193 school shootings in the U.S. -- an average of nearly one per week, gun control group Everytown for Gun Safety reports.