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.
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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.