Missouri teen wounds another teen before killing himself

AVA, Mo. – Police say a teenager has wounded another teen and then killed himself before dawn in a high school parking lot in southwest Missouri.

Ava police Sgt. Tim Stuart says a caller reported around 1:45 a.m. Monday that someone was possibly headed to the Ava High School parking lot with a gun.

He says one teen fired three shots at another teen in the parking lot before fatally shooting himself.

Stuart says the wounded teen was taken to a hospital for surgery and is reportedly in stable condition.

Stuart says both teens are male and both graduated from the school earlier this year.

Ava is about 60 miles southeast of Springfield.

This story was originally published July 25, 2016 at 8:23 AM with the headline "Missouri teen wounds another teen before killing himself."