VENICE : High School Student Shot While Waiting for Bus
A 19-year-old Venice High School student was shot Wednesday as he waited for a bus near campus shortly after classes let out for the day, Los Angeles police said.
The 3:20 p.m. shooting took place about two hours after a group fight at the school, and authorities were trying to determine whether the incidents were related.
The unidentified victim, who was shot from a passing car, was in stable condition at UCLA Medical Center, according to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Pacific station.
Los Angeles Unified School District officials said there had been a fight involving about 30 students around 1:30 p.m. It was unclear whether the victim had been part of the melee, said district spokeswoman Diana Munatones.
Munatones could not say what sparked the on-campus fight. She said it was quickly broken up by school police and no injuries were reported.
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