LOWELLVILLE, Ohio - It's a day of healing for the Lowellville community.

A traumatic incident took place Thursday morning when a self-inflicted shooting by a student took place in the K-12 school cafeteria and fired shots in front of classmates during lunch.

"I got the message, 'Mom, this is not a drill. We're on lockdown. I'm OK. don't call me,'" Shellie Patrick, Lowellville mother said, as she was getting the call from her daughter she never imagined she would get. 

Patrick has a third grader and a senior at Lowellville schools and just like every other parent and student, they're feeling a range of emotions after what happened.

"My heart goes out to the family," Patrick said,  "...the students that were right there and saw it."

Her senior daughter, Cadence, was across the hall from the shooting when it happened and said she heard the chaos before going straight into lockdown.

"Everyone is very upset about the circumstance," Candence said, "A lot of people feel stunned because of it. It's almost not reality."

Cadence said she saw multiple classes of students in the cafeteria when the shots were fired. 

"I heard screaming so I thought there was a fight and maybe people were goofing off, but once we learned about the situation, we all just broke down," she said, "During this time, we all just have to stay together as a village..."

Patrick happens to manage the Embassy Banquet Centre where the prom is taking place, and she said postponing it was the right thing to do in order for students and teachers to grieve and move forward.

"I do believe that the school made the right decision," Patrick said, "in giving the kids time."

Lowellville Superintendent Dr. Geno Thomas told 21 News he will be releasing a new schedule for class and events in the coming days on the district's website and Facebook page.