Police responded to reports of shots fired at a Los Angeles middle school. A female student opened fire in a classroom, wounding two students.
Shots were fired just before 9 a.m. inside a classroom at Sal Castro Middle School, which is on the same California campus as Belmont High School, LAPD Sgt. Edward Bernal told reporters.
Two 15-year-old students — a male and a female — suffered gunshot wounds. The teenage boy was said to be in critical condition. Another girl was taken to the hospital in fair condition, Los Angeles Fire Department said.
The female student who opened fire was taken into custody. She was not immediately identified by name or age.
Sgt. Julie Spry tells @CBSLA "there is no further danger" at Los Angeles school where two students have reportedly been injured in a shooting https://t.co/JMhVWJZKAt pic.twitter.com/PQzrvKSolB
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 1, 2018
Prayers for the wounded students. I hope they make a full recovery.
Today's school shooting in L.A. was reported at Belmont High School, but the campus also shares a property with Castro Middle School. “We're still trying to get that information,” an officer said https://t.co/oIe5jncJqM pic.twitter.com/g4ILgDr3nq
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) February 1, 2018
L.A. school shooting so far:
–Two 15yo students shot in a classroom; one is in critical condition
–30yo female also injured (not a gunshot wound)
–Female suspect in custody
–At Salvador Castro Middle School, which shares campus with Belmont High Schoolhttps://t.co/oIe5jmV82c pic.twitter.com/VPRV16VOAT— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) February 1, 2018
Update: One person detained following shooting on campus of Belmont High School/Sal Castro Middle School. Watch live: https://t.co/2T4xjKUCQ1 pic.twitter.com/LOfbr8zNHT
— KTLA (@KTLA) February 1, 2018
BREAKING: Los Angeles Fire Department says 15-year-old boy wounded in middle school shooting is in critical condition.
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 1, 2018
The Latest: The Los Angeles Fire Department says a 15-year-old boy shot in a middle school classroom has been transported to a trauma center in critical condition. https://t.co/Ggyr8wiHuR
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 1, 2018
We’ll update you as more information becomes available.