On Thursday, a shooting incident occurred in the parking lot of a high school in South Gate, California, at the conclusion of a football game. The school was promptly put on lockdown, according to NBC Los Angeles. The South Gate Police Department responded to an altercation involving a police officer and an SUV driver, during which the driver reportedly tried to run over the officer. This action allegedly led to the discharge of a police firearm.
Despite the gunfire, fortunately, no one in the vicinity of the school was hurt. However, the suspect, post-collision with another vehicle resulting in injuries to its occupants, escaped the scene. Those injured have been treated for minor injuries. The suspect, who later received a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, is in police custody, as per a CBS News report.
During the lockdown, Maria Angel, a mother of a student and football player at the school, was called up by her panicked son, fearing she was in the parking lot during the incident. The stressful situation within the school auditorium was characterized by confusion, fear, and students distancing from windows for safety, as detailed by NBC Los Angeles.
The cause of the initial altercation involving the police officer and the suspect is to yet be clarified. It was suggested by a student that, his friend might have been involved in the altercation. As of now, there is limited information on the exact cause. The Los Angeles School Police Department, South Gate Police, and the California Highway Patrol are investigating the events of the incident as reported by ABC7.
