15-year-old boy shot in Great Falls, 2 suspects in custody

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy was shot while walking to school Tuesday morning and suffered life-threatening injuries, police in Great Falls said.

Two suspects are in custody. Their names and ages haven't been released.

The shooting happened just before 8 a.m. and students and staff at Great Falls High School were asked to shelter-in-place while officers searched for the suspects, who ran away after the shooting. They were both in custody by 8:45 a.m., police said.

The shooting was isolated to those involved and the victim was being treated at the hospital, police said.