Justice · South Vienna gunfireSouth Vienna shooting: Two drivers injured near school; campus stays openAired October 22, 2026 at 11:47 PM UTCWritten October 22, 2026 at 11:54 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07Two drivers shot at each other near a school campus, leaving both injured.0:11Families faced blocked roads as the nearby schools stayed open.0:14Investigators still have to explain what triggered the confrontation and who fired0:18first.0:19Both drivers were taken to Miami Valley Hospital.0:22Their individual conditions weren't known in the morning update.0:25The gunfire brought deputies and medics into the area before the school day was0:29fully underway.0:30The shooting happened around 6:15 Thursday morning, October 22nd, in South Vienna,0:35Ohio, in Clark County.0:36The reported road area was State Route 54 and East National Road, also known as US0:4140, near the northeastern kindergarten through 12th grade campus, a later location0:46description named National Road and South Urbana Street.0:49Dispatchers initially sent responders toward Ritchie Drive and East National Road.0:53Those descriptions placed the response in the surrounding road area.0:57Clark County Sheriff Chris Clark said the two drivers were shooting at each other.1:01One was in a pickup truck.1:02Deputies placed evidence markers near shell casings and yellow caution tapes1:06surrounded part of State Route 54.1:08Multiple sheriff's cruisers responded.1:10The district told families the Sheriff's Department had assured it there was no1:14imminent danger to the school.1:15It kept the campus open and gave parents and guardians permission to collect their1:19children or keep them home because of the situation.1:22Families could make that attendance decision while deputies worked nearby.1:26The district's notice also identified which roads were blocked and which access1:30remained available.1:31State Route 54 and US 40 were closed during the response.1:34Ritchie Drive remained accessible.1:36That left families with an available approach while police activity blocked the1:40other roads named in the district's notification.1:43At the 8.20 morning update, the sheriff said no suspects were in custody and1:47expected deputies to stay at least two more hours.1:50About 20 minutes later, the district said everything was running normally at the1:53school.1:53That school update described operations that morning.1:56The sheriff's estimate gave families no firm road reopening time.1:59The shooting remained under investigation, with what started the confrontation and2:03who fired first still unresolved.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗