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One in custody after police respond to reports of ‘active shooter’ at California high school One in custody after police respond to reports of ‘active shooter’ at California high school
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One person has been taken into custody after police responded to a reported “active shooter” at a high school in Palmdale, California. A juvenile hispanic male has been taken into custody after police responded to a reported active shooter at a high school in Palmdale, California.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies rushed to the scene, and one person has been arrested, according to fire officials. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies rushed to the scene just after 7am Friday, accompanied by agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
Paramedics have been notified of at least one individual with a gunshot wound, NBC News reported. One person, described as a juvenile hispanic male, has been arrested, and the Sheriff’s Department has declared the school clear.
Highland High School is located about one hour north of Los Angeles. Students there have taken to Twitter to warn others about the reported shooter. One individual suffered a gunshot wound in the arm, but was able to drive himself to hospital, CBS Los Angeles reported. His condition is described as stable.
Highland High School is located about one hour north of Los Angeles. Students there took to Twitter to warn others about the reported shooter.
The school’s principal tweeted a warning to students to “stay clear of campus,” and said that law enforcement was assessing the situation.The school’s principal tweeted a warning to students to “stay clear of campus,” and said that law enforcement was assessing the situation.
Early and unconfirmed reports from inside the school seem to indicate that a student was seen armed with some kind of rifle. Early and unconfirmed reports from inside the school seem to indicate that the suspectnwas wearing a black hoodie and armed with some kind of rifle. Police have recovered a firearm.
According to local police scanners, the suspect is a hispanic male dressed in a hoodie and jeans, and armed with a rifle or other long gun.
Minutes after reports came in from Highland, Deputies were also called to nearby Manzanita Elementary School, just seven miles away, after a parent reported multiple shots fired. After investigating the call, the LA County Sheriff’s Department found no evidence of a shooting and gave the all clear at Manzanita Elementary.Minutes after reports came in from Highland, Deputies were also called to nearby Manzanita Elementary School, just seven miles away, after a parent reported multiple shots fired. After investigating the call, the LA County Sheriff’s Department found no evidence of a shooting and gave the all clear at Manzanita Elementary.
Manzanita Elementary school had a scheduled day of active shooter training several days ago, according to local press, and another training day had been scheduled “in the near future.” It is unclear whether the training and the reported incident were connected.