Escaped school shooter in OH recaptured near prison where he broke out last night.

A teenager convicted of killing three students at an Ohio high school scrambled over a fence to escape a state prison with two other prisoners, only to be caught nearly six hours later early Friday as he hid by a nearby church, authorities said.

T.J. Lane, 19, was caught by two State Highway Patrol troopers at 1:20 a.m. Friday. A second prisoner had been caught almost immediately after the Thursday night escape, and troopers apprehended the third three hours after finding Lane.

Nearly 200 miles to the east, Lane’s brief taste of freedom put fear into the hearts of residents in Chardon, the community outside of Cleveland where Lane fatally shot three students and wounded two others.

Police officers were sent to guard the homes of the families of Lane’s victims, while school officials huddled and ultimately decided to cancel classes Friday and make counseling available for students and the larger community.