A SCHOOL is on lockdown in Los Angeles after a student was rushed to the hospital from wounds sustained in a shooting in front of the building.
The 16-year-old boy was shot while crossing the street near Ulysses S Grant High School in Van Nuys, said the LAPD.
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According to police, the boy was struck in the leg and taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where he is in stable condition.
The incident occurred just before 3:30pm, prompting a lockdown inside the school before going into a “modified dismissal” after 4pm.
Over a dozen police vehicles were at the scene with at least one ambulance. Officers from both the LAPD and other LA School Police Department worked together.
“Detectives from both agencies are on scene and the investigation is ongoing,” said LA School Police Chief Leslie Ramirez. “We are still gathering information regarding possible suspect description.”
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Video at the scene showed the students leaving the school in large groups.
No arrests have been announced, said police, who believe it may have been gang-related.
The suspect reportedly fled after the incident, police said they were seen driving a green Honda Accord.
Authorities have cordoned off an area near the school as they investigate the incident.
Officials said the incident is not considered an active-shooter situation.
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