A midday shooting at Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School in San Francisco left a student wounded yesterday, rattling the Bayview campus and sending police and paramedics rushing to the scene. Officials said the student was shot in the leg, taken to a hospital, and is in stable condition. Staff locked down the school as officers moved in and detained a suspect while investigators began sorting out what happened.
Midday Shooting Unfolds In Minutes
The San Francisco Fire Department received a 911 call about a shooting victim at around 12:10 p.m. Crews arrived quickly and transported the injured student to a hospital by about 12:30 p.m., according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Supervisor Jackie Fielder said her office was notified at about 12:40 p.m., just as San Francisco police and school officials were moving to secure the campus and begin reviewing video from the school.
Supervisor Applauds Fast Lockdown
Fielder publicly thanked San Francisco police officers, along with Burton High staff and teachers, for quickly securing the grounds and confirmed that a suspected shooter had been taken into custody. She said that city and school leaders would not tolerate violence that disrupts students’ wellbeing and education, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Students Describe Chaos As Police Swarm Campus
Students reported a wave of confusion as squad cars and emergency vehicles converged on the hilltop campus. One student said a friend first learned something was wrong from a Citizen app alert, then later saw police cars and someone being carried out on a stretcher. Investigators are now combing through school security footage as they work to piece together a full timeline of the shooting, according to KQED.
Police Seek Tips From Public
Authorities are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact the San Francisco Police Department tip line at (415) 575-4444 or call the department’s non-emergency number at (415) 553-0123, according to local reports. Officers and school officials remained on campus into the afternoon while investigators accounted for students and staff and continued their search for evidence.
Bay Area Schools On Edge After Recent Shooting
The Burton High shooting comes just two weeks after a student was shot at Skyline High School in Oakland, an incident that sparked renewed calls for stronger violence prevention measures in Bay Area schools. That earlier case also left a student injured and led to arrests, and it intensified scrutiny of school safety policies across the region, according to ABC7.
Officials said details from the Burton shooting are still emerging. Investigators continued to canvass the campus and review video footage, and said they would share additional information as it becomes available, according to KQED.
