Two teens injured in Colo. middle school shooting

LITTLETON, Colo. -- A teacher tackled a man armed with a high-powered rifle just after two teenage students were shot Tuesday at a suburban Denver middle school just miles from Columbine High School, the site of one of the nation's deadliest school shootings, authorities said.

One male and one female were shot about 3:30 p.m. outside Deer Creek Middle School in Littleton, Jefferson County Sheriff's office spokeswoman Jacki Kelley said. Both students were taken to a nearby hospital and were expected to survive.

Student Steven Seagraves said he was about 10 feet away when an adult approached students and asked them: "Do you guys go to this school?"

When the students said they did, he shot them, Seagraves said.

Seventh-grade math teacher David Benke, a former college basketball player, tackled the suspect. Potter said he and another bus driver jumped on the gunman and helped hold him until police arrived.

The suspect's name hasn't been released, but authorities say he's 32.

The middle school was temporarily locked down with about 30 students in the building.

Kelley said authorities don't yet have a motive for the shootings.

"Why this school, why this happened, why these students, we don't have any of those answers yet," she said.