Lockdown at Locke High after brawl

A lunchtime fight that drew in 600 kids sent  police to Locke High School in South L.A., Howard Blume and Jessica Garrison report.

"The kids were crazy, running from place to place jumping on other kids," said Reggie Smith, a music teacher who said he ran to pull his students from the melee. "Some of my kids were crying because they were walking to class with kids and they got jumped. The officers on campus were overwhelmed. You didn't know the kids who are good" from those trying to cause trouble, he said.

At the school, well over a dozen LAPD cruisers were parked outside as officers investigated.

On a campus where daily fights are common, Locke football coach Wayne Crawford said today's incident stood out.

No word yet on how it all got started. Full story here.

--Veronique de Turenne

Photo: Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times