Sal Castro Middle School shooting: Two students wounded, female student in custody
A teenage girl was taken into custody after a shooting at a Los Angeles middle school on Thursday, authorities said.
The gunfire wounded at least two students — a 15-year-old boy, who is in critical condition, and a 15-year-old girl, who is in fair condition, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. Three other people were injured but not shot, the Los Angeles Police Department tweeted.
Sal Castro Middle School, just west of downtown Los Angeles, was on lockdown as officers responded to the scene, police said.
Aerial footage on local television showed a girl being led out of the school in handcuffs. It was not immediately clear if she was the student in custody.
"With the suspect in custody, the situation is under control," Sgt. Edward Bernal of the Los Angeles Unified District Police Department told the Associated Press.
A gun was recovered from the scene, Bernal told local television station KTLA-TV.
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