Breaking news out of Los Angeles where we’re seeing reports of shots fired inside of a middle school:
Two students shot inside a classroom at Sal Castro Middle School in Los Angeles. Female suspect is student at school & was taken into custody. Conditions of the two victims is unknown: “The situation is under control,” LAUSD Police Sergeant tells KTLA.
— Kristen Holmes (@KristenhCNN) February 1, 2018
There are early reports of two students with injuries:
Shooting reported at Sal Castro Middle School on the campus of Belmont High near DTLA. Suspect is a student at the school and is in custody. Two people shot, boy and girl. We are en route. @NBCLA
— Jonathan Gonzalez (@JonathanNBCLA) February 1, 2018
BREAKING NEWS: Police say one person has been arrested after a shooting @ Sal Castro Middle School in the #WestLakeDistrict. @RICKatFOX is over the scene & reports there are reports of injuries. #GDLA pic.twitter.com/QsO8mLTJv9
— Rita Garcia (@TheRitaGarcia) February 1, 2018
One victim, a girl, was reportedly hit in the wrist. The other victim, a boy, was hit in the head:
Initial reports indicate two students were shot inside a Westlake Thursday at Sal Castro Middle School in LA's Westlake District, according to media reports.
The middle school shares a campus with Belmont High School.
— ? Beatriz Valenzuela (@BeatrizVNews) February 1, 2018
The girl shot, 15, was hit in the wrist and the boy, also 15, in the head, according to reports from the scene of the Sal Castro Middle School shooting.
— ? Beatriz Valenzuela (@BeatrizVNews) February 1, 2018
Local TV coverage shows police now evacuating the school:
Students are being brought out of classrooms one by one, their hands behind their backs and being patted down, via the @KTLA aerial shot from the Sal Castro Middle School shooting scene.
— ? Beatriz Valenzuela (@BeatrizVNews) February 1, 2018
Both Sal Castro Middle School and Belmont High School in Westlake are on lockdown. LIVE VIDEO: https://t.co/t19inKfM7U
— FOX 11 Los Angeles (@FOXLA) February 1, 2018
Updates to follow.
Update 1. The boy is now listed in critical condition:
Los Angeles Fire Department says 15-year-old boy wounded in middle school shooting is in critical condition https://t.co/SpwvqQZeR8 pic.twitter.com/M7sNOH2pJP
— KRON4 News (@kron4news) February 1, 2018
Update 2:
Authorities confirm the shooting at Sal Castro Middle School happened inside a classroom. A 12-year-old girl is in custody. 2 teens were shot; 3 other people were injured. Classes are resuming at the school. https://t.co/YF6jlQHgf9
— FOX 11 Los Angeles (@FOXLA) February 1, 2018
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