June 10 (UPI) -- Police have shot and killed a man who was believed to have tried to enter an Alabama school, officials and authorities said as fears of school shootings remain high after 19 students and two teachers were killed in Texas late last month.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency identified the suspect in a release as Robert Tyler White, 32, of Bunnlevel, N.C., stating the incident occurred Thursday morning near Walnut Park Elementary School in Gadsden, a city located about 60 miles northeast of Birmingham.
Gadsden City Schools Superintendent Tony Reddick told reporters during a press briefing that a "potential intruder" had tried to open several doors of the school where 34 students were present for literacy camp.
The principal was alerted to the situation and ensured the school was secure and then contacted the school resource officer who confronted the suspect outside, Reddick said, adding a Rainbow City police officer then arrived on the scene.
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