Campus Argument Escalates Into Shooting
A 16-year-old Compton High School student shot an 18-year-old man on campus Wednesday, police said.
Rene Rosales was rushed to Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center, where he underwent surgery for a wound to his left shoulder, officials said.
The 2:45 p.m. shooting occurred in front of the gymnasium, said Fausto Capobianco, a school district spokesman.
Earlier in the day, two students became embroiled in an argument on campus, police said. One of the boys went home and returned with his older brother to confront the other boy, who then shot the older brother, Compton Police Lt. Danny Sneed said.
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