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Los Angeles school shooting: Female arrested after two students were shot Los Angeles school shooting: 12-year-old suspect in custody after two students are shot
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A 12-year-old female suspect was in custody after two teenagers were injured in a middle school shooting, authorities said. A 12-year-old female was in custody after two teenagers were injured in a middle school shooting, authorities said.
Police officers locked down Salvador Castro Middle School and Belmont High School in Los Angeles after the shooting. The department said there were no additional suspects beyond the person taken into custody and that there was no remaining safety threat. By early afternoon a lockdown at Salvador Castro Middle School and Belmont High School in Los Angeles was lifted, and the immediate task for authorities turned from ensuring the safety of students to trying to determine the cause of the shooting.
Authorities were able to take the suspect into custody “without further incident”, Los Angeles Police Department Lt Chris Ramirez said, and recovered a gun at the scene. Officials said it was too early to determine a motive or explain how the shooter was able to obtain a gun and bring it onto campus. A 15-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy were transported to a local trauma centre, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. Authorities said the injuries were not life-threatening. The boy, who was shot in the head, was in stable but critical condition while the girl, who was shot in the wrist, was in fair condition. Three other people — an 11-year-old boy, a 12-year-old girl and a 30-year-old woman — also sustained minor injuries but had not been shot.
A 15-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy were transported to a local trauma centre, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. Authorities said the injuries were not life-threatening. The boy, who was shot in the head, was in stable but critical condition while the girl, who was shot in the wrist, was in fair condition. Officials said it was too early to determine a motive or explain how the shooter was able to obtain a gun and bring it onto campus. It was unclear if the suspected shooter had intentionally fired at specific targets or had discharged the weapon accidentally
Three other people — an 11-year-old boy, a 12-year-old girl and a 30-year-old woman — also sustained minor injuries but had not been shot. “As a community we have to examine what is it that would make a child want to come to school with a gun,” interim Los Angeles County Unified Superintendent Vivian Ekchian said.
“We know this is a very traumatic incident for all the children involved particularly inside that classroom,” Steve Zipperman of the Los Angeles School Police Department said, adding that mental health professionals would be available to help. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said one task for investigators would be learning how a gun found its way into the school. City Attorney Mike Feuer said he did not know how the assailant obtained a gun but noted that, in the past, adults have been prosecuted for allowing minors access to firearms.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said one task for investigators would be learning how a gun found its way into the school. “This is a very important call to action to every adult in our community,” Mr Feuer said, point to laws mandating safe gun storage
“It's unclear right now if the gun just went off or if the trigger was pulled” unintentionally, Mr Garcetti told reporters. After arriving on the scene authorities were able to take the suspect into custody “without further incident”, Los Angeles Police Department Lt Chris Ramirez said, and recovered a semiautomatic weapon.
City Attorney Mike Feuer said he did not know how the assailant obtained a gun but noticed that, in the past, adults have been prosecuted for allowing minors access to firearms. As the day unfolded, distraught parents gathered at a softball field to try and learn more about what had happened. Footage from the scene showed police vehicles surrounding the school's campus and young people being led out of classrooms by authorities.
“This is a very important call to action to every adult in our community”, Mr Feuer said, noting laws dictating safe gun storage.  
Footage from the scene showed police vehicles surrounding the school's campus. Young people could be seen being led out of classrooms by authorities. “We know this is a very traumatic incident for all the children involved particularly inside that classroom,” Steve Zipperman of the Los Angeles School Police Department said, adding that mental health professionals would be available to help.
Distraught parents gathered at a softball field to try and learn more about what had happened.
“He’s not doing well,” a weeping mother said of one of her children who recounted hearing the incident, speaking to ABC Los Angeles.