Student killed, woman wounded in shooting at Louisiana high school football game, police report.

Tragedy Strikes ⁢at ‍High School Football Game in ‍Louisiana

PORT ALLEN, La.—Gunfire broke out​ during a high⁣ school football ​game on a high school football game, police report.”>warm late-summer evening

in Louisiana, killing a 16-year old student and wounding a woman in the arm, authorities said Saturday.

Police have made no ⁣arrests and‍ investigators still don’t know⁤ why the violence erupted at halftime Friday in an area next to the stands, Sgt. Landon Groger with the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office⁤ said.

A medical helicopter landed ⁢on the field at Port Allen‍ High School ⁤and the two victims were rushed to ‍the hospital, where the teen ​was pronounced dead, ‌Mr. Groger said. The woman’s injuries were not considered life-threatening.

The game was suspended as stunned spectators headed for the parking lot, which was filled with emergency vehicles.

“We⁣ don’t know what led ‍up to the event‌ and we don’t yet know if it was a targeted shooting or random,” Mr. Groger said by phone Saturday, adding, “We ​want to take our time and cover this from all angles.”

The ‌West Baton Rouge School Board⁢ said crisis teams will be available to talk ⁢with and assist students when classes resume after Labor⁢ Day weekend.

“Our first⁤ priorities at this time are to assist the family of the student who died, and all our⁣ students, and to assist the West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office in its investigation,”‍ the‌ board said in a statement Saturday.

Security would⁣ be increased at schools, and Superintendent Chandler Smith said the district will ​bolster existing programs to teach our students that violence destroys many people’s lives.

Port Allen, home to nearly ‍5,000 people, is located across the Mississippi River from​ Baton Rouge.