Alleged student gunman holed up in Gardena High School classroom; students hit in head, neck
UPDATED POST: Suspect in Gardena High School shooting surrenders; students in classroom safe
A student dressed in black who allegedly shot three fellow pupils at Gardena High School was holed up in a classroom, according to police.
Police were talking to the alleged gunman, but he has not surrendered.
The shooting occurred about 10:30 a.m. on the campus at 1301 W. 182nd St. The alleged gunman apparently pulled the gun out of his backpack. Officials said the gun went off, with one bullet hitting several students. One students was hit in the head, another in the neck. Their conditions were unknown.
It's unclear whether the gun went off accidentally or whether the student intentionally opened fire.
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EDITOR'S PICKS:
When all is said and done, I'll be partly to blame as a lawful gun owner with a 'license to carry'.
Posted by: kentex1146 | January 18, 2011 at 12:02 PM
This will sound detached and dis-ingenuous but Shall we just get rid of kids since we can't get rid of guns?
Posted by: Billy Bob | January 18, 2011 at 12:04 PM
instability of news coverage prompts these environments
Posted by: John Moran | January 18, 2011 at 12:04 PM
This must be Sarah Palin's Fault to, I am sure of it!
Posted by: InNY | January 18, 2011 at 12:07 PM
Why is Sarah Palin getting off scott-free? What's wrong with these media parasites; do they need to get an official white house memo for all their blood libel? Call the sherriff to get things started!
Posted by: Rivkah Rubinstein | January 18, 2011 at 12:09 PM
Sarah Palin strikes again.
Posted by: Jay | January 18, 2011 at 12:09 PM
How long will it take for the lamestream media to blame this on Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh??????
Posted by: Raymond | January 18, 2011 at 12:10 PM
Obviously this poor kid was deeply influenced by the President. "If they bring a knife to the party, we'll bring a gun." Mr. President, words have meaning. Even if they're written on teleprompters!
Posted by: astralweeks | January 18, 2011 at 12:10 PM
until modern media reaffirms the value of human life, such tragedies are likely to continue.
But the liberal entertainment industry (movies/tv/music) makes a ton of money on murderous violence, so there is a fat chance that anything will be done.
It's not about guns and gun control, BTW.
Posted by: DrBobNM | January 18, 2011 at 12:14 PM
Another shooting in a gun free zone?
My, my, a target rich environment to say the least. Sad, so sad.
Posted by: Fagan Roberts | January 18, 2011 at 12:15 PM
here's another reason for ca to limit are gun rights. If ca hasn't learned anything else from all these laws is that, if someone wants to cause harm to someone it doesn't matter how many laws you have there still going to do it that's why there criminals.Let's what new stupid they come up this time.If all these laws that ca has haven't worked what makes you think another law will there just kidding themselfs.
Posted by: bd | January 18, 2011 at 12:18 PM
I'm sure the liberal media will blame this on conservative talk radio or Sara Palin.
Posted by: Rickey_H | January 18, 2011 at 12:19 PM
I am Very sick at how Easy it is for people to get guns. Something MUST be done about it. I think the US needs to be more like the UK. Only certain police even carry guns in the UK. America is going to HECK, FAST!
Posted by: Ginger | January 18, 2011 at 12:33 PM
More reason to Home School your kids. It is not SAFE in Most US schools.
Posted by: Ginger | January 18, 2011 at 12:35 PM
you people are just horrible and should be ashamed. children have been shot and terrified today - children! stop thinking of yourselves and your ridiculous political affiliations.
Posted by: beth | January 18, 2011 at 12:50 PM
So in AZ the gunman opened fire and it was republican's fault plus the lacks AZ gun laws.
Whose fault is it when a gunman opens fire in Cali, the liberal capital of America. Are we claiming they have lacks gun laws also?
Posted by: Walter | January 18, 2011 at 01:10 PM
This is just another example of what our society has been reduced to I was raised to believe that America was te land of the free... More like the land of the oppressed we can all stop the violence and the tyranny that the new world order has to offer they like it when we kill each other it makes their jobs easier one day Everything will be right in the world but until that day we fight to preserve the true American spirit this mental enslavement has to end stand up and unite for the time will come where age, race, or religion will matter we need to stand as humans and not lAbel our selves viva la resistencia!!!!!!!
Posted by: Frankie | January 18, 2011 at 01:22 PM
Ok I know where the blames resides in in the store called Target, look at the name and it's symbol a big red bullseye.
I might be wrong and Sarah Palins fault with those surveyors marks she used, We know that the DCC will never be accused even when they used Targets symbol on their maps.
Posted by: John | January 18, 2011 at 02:37 PM
It is Targets fault, look at the name and the symbol they use, a big red bullseye.
I might be wrong and Sarah Palin's surveyors marks was the reason for this shooting.
We know it was not the symbols the DCC used on their maps, big red bullseyes
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Posted by: John | January 18, 2011 at 02:44 PM
i was here when it happened.it was sad that my cousin was in that classroom when things happened.i dont understand why they brought the gun to school but for the 2 people that got hurt,im truly sorry to them and their family.
Posted by: peace&love | January 18, 2011 at 03:03 PM
I don't understand what his wearing black has to do with anything... must mean he's evil?
Posted by: Jen | January 18, 2011 at 04:39 PM
The time has come to begin cleaning up the schools. This person has brought this gun to school multiple times. I know the area. The fact is children are pressured and live in a highly tosic world. It is time to separate the kids who are in school to learn and the kids we are just keeping off the streets.... waiting for the innocent to get hurt. Protect the children and crack down on the violence. Zero tollerance. Come on if you smoke you are banned from everywhere.... Guns are treated like no big deal....... Teachers and faculty need to know there students like I do... Random checks lol. CHECK this is an area know for this. My friend moved her kid out of area because a two kids that went to that school walked up to hi m and said what gang are you in ,,,, and he said huh and they sliced his right ear off.. Oh but the school never hears this because he was no longer on campus.. and the time of the incident....Most of the children are there to learn ... so lets give them the environment to do so they deserve it. The child who was involved may be a good kid .....But not a bright one because he is careless... and I hope he has to be accountable for the medical bills then he will really be sorry.... joyce bruhn
Posted by: joyce bruhn | January 19, 2011 at 10:28 AM