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Middle schooler dies after shooting himself

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The middle school in Southgate, MI, was placed on lockdown after the shooting. (Source: WJBK/FOX) The middle school in Southgate, MI, was placed on lockdown after the shooting. (Source: WJBK/FOX)

SOUTHGATE, MI (WJBK/FOX) - An eighth-grade student died Thursday morning after he shot himself in a school bathroom, according to police.

The middle school was placed on lockdown after the incident.

Officers said the 13-year-old shot himself with a .40-caliber handgun.

Parents rushed to the school after a medical emergency alert was issued.

Police are still investigating the shooting.

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