英语文摘：Three people injured in U.S. high school shooting

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Three people were wounded by gunshots on Tuesday morning at Gardena Senior High School in the Los Angeles area, as the police were searching for a student who may have brought a gun to the campus.

The shooting was reported at 10:30 a.m. at the campus at 1301 W. 182nd St., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The extent of the injuries or whether any officers were hurt were not immediately known.

Families of the students wait outside the Gardena High School in Gardena, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011. A gun in a 10th-grader's backpack discharged Tuesday when he dropped the bag, wounding two students at the school, including one who remained in critical condition, police said.

The officers were searching for a suspect who may be a 16-year-old student.