Ohio high school shooting leaves students dead

Doug Gasper, a ninth grader at Chardon High School, is hugged by his mother, Sandy, as they leave Maple Elementary School Monday in Chardon, Ohio. Students assembled at Maple Elementary School after a shooting took place at the high school. A gunman opened fire inside the high school’s cafeteria at the start of the school day, wounding five students, officials said. A suspect is in custody.  (Tony Dejak / Associated Press)

Students leave with parents at Maple Elementary School after a shooting at Chardon High School on Monday in Chardon, Ohio.  (Tony Dejak / Associated Press)

An Ohio State Highway Patrol helicopter leaves Chardon High School on Monday in Chardon, Ohio.  (Tony Dejak / Associated Press)

Parents take their children from Chardon High School in Chardon, Ohio, on Monday. Students were released after a gunman opened fire inside the high school’s cafeteria at the start of the school day Monday.  (Mark Duncan / Associated Press)

Investigators congregate at a rear entrance of Chardon High School, where a gunman opened fire in the cafeteria at the start of the school day.  (Mark Duncan / Associated Press)

A woman and her children walk down a back street near Chardon High School in Chardon, Ohio.  (Mark Duncan / Associated Press)

SWAT team members leave Chardon High School in Chardon, Ohio. A gunman opened fire inside the high school’s cafeteria at the start of the school day Monday, officials said. Special Agent Vicki Anderson said the shooter was taken into custody near his car about half a mile away from the high school.   (Mark Duncan / Associated Press)