5 people injured in classroom shooting at Los Angeles middle school

By:Xinhua
update:February 02,2018

Feb.2,2018--Police officers stand guard outside Salvador Castro Middle School in Los Angeles, the United States, Feb. 1, 2018. Five people were injured, including two students shot, in a classroom shooting Thursday at the Salvador Castro Middle School in the western U.S. city of Los Angeles, local authorities said. (Xinhua/Zhao Hanrong)

LOS ANGELES, Feb.2,2018-- Five people were injured, including two students shot, in a classroom shooting Thursday at the Salvador Castro Middle School in the western U.S. city of Los Angeles, local authorities said.

A 15-year-old boy who was shot in the head was in critical condition and a 15-year-old girl who was shot in the wrist was in stable condition, according to Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).

"We had some type of a shooting occurrence inside a classroom," said L.A. School Police Chief Steve Zipperman during a press briefing at the scene.

The shooting was reported to police around 9 a.m. local time. Police rushed to the scene and conducted room searches at the campus.

Three other people, including two children and 30-year-old woman suffered minor injuries which were not caused by the shooting.

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