Story highlights Two of the students were grazed by gunfire, had minor wounds

Student faces charge of negligent discharge of a firearm

(CNN) Police arrested a 12-year-old girl Thursday after a morning shooting at a Los Angeles middle school left five people injured, including two with significant gunshot wounds, officials said. The gunshot victims include a boy who was shot in the head and is now in critical but stable condition, and a girl in fair condition who was shot in the wrist, Los Angeles Fire Department officials said at a press conference. Two other students, ages 11 and 12, suffered graze wounds, and a 30-year-old woman suffered a minor injury in the chaos after the shooting, officials said. LOS ANGELES — Police arrested a 12-year-old girl Thursday after a morning shooting at a Los Angeles middle school left five people injured, including two with significant gunshot wounds, officials said. "We will attend to the needs of these students who witnessed this very carefully, with the understanding this is very traumatic," Zipperman said. Investigators have not yet found a motive for the shooting, nor determined whether it was intentional or merely a "terrible accident," LAPD deputy chief Robert Arcos said. The girl, who was not identified because she is a juvenile, faces charges of negligent discharge of a firearm, police spokesman Tony Im said. “The school has been declared safe, and we are communicating with parents of students at Castro Middle School, as well as neighboring campuses,” she added.
Two 15-year-old students are seriously wounded and three other people injured in a shooting at Sal Castro Middle School in Los Angeles, California. A 12-year-old female student is taken into custody.