One person in custody after shooting at North Carolina high school

[September 30, 2014]  WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) - One person was in custody after a shooting on Tuesday at a high school in Albemarle, North Carolina, according to police and local media reports.

One person had been shot at Albemarle High School, and the school was on lockdown, NBC's Charlotte affiliate WCNC reported.

A woman who answered the phone at the police department confirmed someone was in custody but had no other immediate details.

Albemarle is about 40 miles northeast of Charlotte.

(Reporting by Colleen Jenkins)

[© 2014 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved.]

Copyright 2014 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.