Louisville Metro Police confirmed that one student suffered non life-threatening injuries in a shooting at Fern Creek High School - and police were searching for the shooter.

MetroSafe dispatchers confirmed the report just after 1 p.m. Tuesday.

Amid a heavy police presence, including a Louisville Emergency Command Center, authorities said parents had been been notified. WHAS reported that some parents were told a student was shot inside the school.

Students were being ushered to a nearby park or ball field. Video showed an ambulance leaving the scene and students exiting with hands on their heads. Meantime, police with heavy weapons and helmets could be seen searching nearby wooded areas.

Jefferson County Public Schools officials said they could not immediately confirm what happened but promised updates.

At the scene, the mother of a female senior student said just after lunch, students ran down stairs screaming that shots fired. They ran into classroom to hide. Her daughter was still inside waiting to be evacuated.

St. Gabriel the Archangel Elementary School, a Catholic school located in the area, brought children inside from recess and activities upon hearing of the shooting, said Cecelia Price, a spokeswoman for the Archdiocese of Louisville. But dismissal was planned as usual.

"There are some parents who are police officers assisting with dismissal that will take place at the normal time at 2:40 pm," she said.