LOS ANGELES — 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. He was suffering from a gunshot wound to the head, police told ABC 7.
A department statement says a 15-year-old girl with a gunshot wound has been transported in fair condition Thursday morning.
The suspect is a 12-year-old girl, Los Angeles police said. It was not known if the suspect is a student at the school.
A gun was recovered at the scene.
#LAPD Shooting suspect at Salvador Castro Middle School is twelve years old.
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) February 1, 2018
The shooting was reported around 9 a.m. at Sal Castro Middle School near downtown.
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Investigators said the shooting happened inside a classroom. The school has been declared safe and there was no threat on campus.
Stay with Channel 2 Action News and WSBTV.com as details continue to develop.
2 students injured in shooting at California middle school2 students injured in shooting at California middle school. Police say a female opened fire inside one of the classrooms. http://2wsb.tv/2FBaXRW
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