article_snippet.sent: No one was injured after the boy shot twice toward the ceiling in the school commons before classes began at North Thurston High School in Lacey, about 60 miles southwest of Seattle, authorities said.
article_snippet.sent: The shooter is in custody at the Lacey Police Station.
article_snippet.sent: The teenager, who has not been identified, only transferred to North Thurston High School in Lacey a month ago, according to authorities.
article_snippet.sent: He later told police He shot into the air because He didn't want to hurt anyone.
article_snippet.sent: A 16-year-old student walked into the commons, pictured, on Monday with a gun and cigarette and fired two shots at the ceiling, according to witnesses.
article_snippet.sent: Parents and students walk away from North Thurston High School on Monday after a 16-year-old student opened fire before classes at North Thurston High School in Lacey and was stopped by a teacher .
article_snippet.sent: Scene: No one at North Thurston High School in Lacey (pictured) was injured thanks to the quick-thinking of an elementary teacher in the school district .
highlights_snippet.sent: A student walked into North Thurston High School in Lacey on Monday morning with a gun and fired twice at the ceiling .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The unidentified shooter only transferred to North Thurston High School in Lacey a month ago .
  