Suspect detained in connection to shooting reported at California high school
Police: Suspect detained in report of school shooting
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department tweets person detained in active shooter situation at Highland High School in Palmdale, California.
A suspect was in custody after a shooting was reported Friday morning at Highland High School in Palmdale, Calif., the Los Angeles Sheriff's Office told Fox News.
Officials said they received a call about a man with a gun on the high school's campus. Shots were first reported at about 7 a.m. local time, which is a half hour before school was set to begin, officials said.
The sheriff's office tweeted that one suspect had been detained in connection to "the person with a gun...at Highland High school in Palmdale."
FOX11 Los Angeles reported the suspect in custody was 14 years old and officials had the gun "they believe he used."
The suspect was reportedly seen in a sheriff's car at a shopping mall about a mile from the school.
Firefighter-paramedics told NBC Los Angeles they received a report of one person with a gunshot wound, though any injuries couldn't be independently confirmed. CBS Los Angeles reported a person who was injured was self-transported to the hospital.
Highland High School is located about 65 miles from Los Angeles. About 4,000 students attend the high school. The school has been cleared by authorities and an investigation continues.
The sheriff's SWAT team was reportedly on the scene by 8 a.m. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives tweeted they were responding to the incident.
The sheriff's office also tweeted they investigated reports of shots fired near Manzanita Elementary School located about seven miles from Highland High School but the campus and school was clear.
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