Student Commits Suicide At Middle School

An eighth-grade student brought a gun to school on Thursday and committed suicide, according to officials.

Fire department officials told reporters that the student died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, reportedly in a bathroom, at the Southgate school early Thursday morning.

Davidson Middle School officials put the school on lockdown and contacted parents around 9:15 a.m. to pick up their children, saying at first that the school had a "police situation." WXYZ officials said that some children looked "visibly upset" when exiting the school.

According to WDIV, Southgate Schools Superintendent William Grusecki said the boy did leave a note.

Michigan Department of Education Jan Ellis, said Thursday that it is rare for a suicide to occur inside a public school and added she wasn't sure one had ever occurred before Thursday, according to the Detroit News.