Frightened parents try to pick up their children at George Washington Carver Middle School in South Los Angeles after the shooting nearby. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)
Students leave the Carver campus after authorities determined that it was safe to do so. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)
Children watch as police investigate at the intersection of Vernon Avenue and Central Avenue. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)
An LAPD officer puts down markers by bullet casings. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)
Anxious parents arrive at George Washington Carver Middle School in South L.A. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)
Nervous schoolchildren inside George Washington Carver Middle School wait for their parents to pick them up. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)
Residents watch the police investigation from the safety of an alley across the street from the bus stop at Vernon Avenue and Central Avenue. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)
Police arrive at the scene at Vernon Avenue and Central Avenue. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)
An ambulance arrives at the shooting scene. A 12 year-old girl, the most seriously wounded, was shot through the chest and was in stable condition at Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles late Wednesday. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)
A firefighter watches as an LAPD officer checks shell casings. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)
