CHATSWORTH : Student Shot Near Campus in Failed Carjack Attempt
A Chatsworth High School senior was shot in the leg near campus Monday afternoon in a failed carjacking attempt by three teen-agers, police said.
The student, Anthony Perea, 18, was shot once in the leg and is expected to recover from his injuries. He was treated and released from West Valley Hospital, said Lt. Kyle Jackson of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Devonshire Division.
Perea was sitting in a friend’s car when the robbers approached. He was shot after the robbers discovered that he did not have the security chip needed to turn off the car’s anti-theft system.
A teacher chased one of the assailants but both escaped.
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