LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Las Vegas Metro Police are investigating a shooting at Ed Von Tobel Middle School on Monday.
According to initial reports, LVMPD received word of the shooting around 12:38 p.m., and police believe there is no "active threat."
One adult man, who worked for CCSD, was "struck by gunfire" and immediately transported to UMC where he is now in stable condition.
The Education Support Employees Association said that the adult man who was shot was a CCSD campus security monitor.
In a statement from the ESEA, officials said they were "saddened to hear about the needless shooting at Von Tobel Middle School."
“Every day, support professionals report to their schools to ensure the campuses are safe for our students. The majority of support professionals throughout the District are being asked to take these risks daily at below living wages on nine-month salaries,” said Jan Giles, ESEA president.
The association represents support professionals on all CCSD campuses.
CCSD released the following statement:
“Thankfully, no students were injured in today’s incident at Von Tobel Middle School, and our hearts are with our staff member and their family as we pray for a speedy recovery.'
Currently, the suspect is still outstanding.
Ed Von Tobel Middle School was placed under a hard lockdown, but the school was cleared by police around 1:35 p.m. No additional injuries were reported.
Clark County School District Police will be conducting a "controlled release" of students.
The following email was sent to families of students at Ed Von Tobel Middle School by Principal Leonardo Amador:
Greetings Ed Von Tobel Middle School families,
The safety of our students is the number one priority at Von Tobel Middle School.
As always, we want to keep you informed of important issues happening within our school community.
The school has been placed on a hard lockdown due to a police investigation. Students are safe in their classrooms.
We will provide additional updates as information becomes available.
Thank you,
Leonardo Amador
Principal
The Clark County Education Association also released a statement regarding this ongoing situation.
In the statement, officials say their hearts go out to the adult injured and they hope for a "speedy recovery."
The association, however, says they are not surprised because of the "lack of safety in our schools."
Our hearts go out to the adult injured this afternoon in the shooting at Von Tobel Middle School, and we hope for their speedy recovery. We are deeply saddened by this news, but, unfortunately, we are not surprised. The lack of safety in our schools is nothing short of a crisis, and with hundreds of deadly weapons confiscated already on CCSD campuses this school year, CCEA has been loud and clear that we believe this situation was a school shooting waiting to happen. We have been loud and clear that our governor and our lawmakers must act with urgency to address this crisis in the current legislative session--before an event like the one that happened today occurred.
We are fortunate that no one was killed in the shooting today, but we cannot afford continued inaction, and we should not expect to be so fortunate the next time. There are currently two pieces of legislation before the legislature AB285 and AB330-which are designed to curb this violence in our schools. Both bills passed out of the Assembly with overwhelming bipartisan support and are awaiting hearings in the Senate. We urge a swift passage of these bills so we can finally ensure that every bus, every classroom, and every campus in CCSD are safe, for our students and staff alike.
In the statement, the association mentions AB 330, which is Governor Lombardo's Safer and Supportive Schools Act.
Governor Lombardo says the bill involves "major reform" in terms of disciplining students.
The Nevada State Education Association said in a statement that the incident at Von Tobel "demonstrates that what is happening in our communities is now seeping onto our school campuses."
