Teenager Shot on Campus; Fellow Student Held
A 17-year-old Banning High School junior was shot Thursday morning just outside school grounds. Police quickly arrested a fellow student and said the attack appears to have been gang-related and racially motivated.
The shooting happened about 7:45 a.m. near the back of the school grounds, in the 1400 block of Aviation Boulevard, Los Angeles Police Det. Chuck Hawley said.
The shooting came after an argument over “who’s who, where they’re from,” Hawley said, adding that the victim is African American and the shooting suspect, a 16-year-old Banning High sophomore, is of Samoan descent. “Indications are it’s gang-related,” he said.
The 17-year-old victim was in serious condition at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center with a neck wound, a hospital spokeswoman said. He was shot with a small-caliber handgun, Hawley said.
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