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The incident happened around 10:30 on Monday night. Around 1:15 a.m., Limestone County Sheriff’s Dept. spokesman Stephen Young told us that deputies were called to the scene by a juvenile in the house who says he was in the basement of the home when he heard gunshots from the main level upstairs.

Deputies found one adult and two juveniles dead, and one adult and one juvenile with critical injuries. The adult was flown to Huntsville Hospital, the juvenile was flown to Children’s Hospital in Birmingham.

Just before 3 a.m., Sheriff Mike Blakely arrived on the scene to tell deputies and investigators that the two surviving victims had died, and the 14-year-old who called authorities confessed to the crime.

Authorities tell us there were enough discrepancies found in the 14-year-old statements that the sheriff and investigator interviewed him and upon being confronted with those inconsistencies, he admitted to shooting all five people.

The Limestone County Sheriff’s Office tell us they found the handgun that was used in the shooting and it was illegally in the residence.

Officials at Elkmont High School are asking for prayers for the school and community. Officials say they will have grief counselors at the school today.

We will continue to update this story as new information becomes available.

“On behalf of the Limestone County School Board of Education, we are deeply saddened by this tragedy. We are concentrating our efforts in assisting students and faculty in dealing with this tragedy. Additional counselors and Limestone County mental health counselors will be on site,” said Karen Tucker, Limestone County Board of Education.

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