Overview
- The LAPD is searching for a 13-year-old student suspected in a Wednesday shooting near Sepulveda Middle School that wounded a 17-year-old.
- Police say a fight broke out as the older teen walked to pick up a younger sibling, and shots were fired just after 3 p.m.
- The victim was hit in the thigh and taken to a hospital, and the principal told families the injured person is not a student.
- The school locked down and reopened around 5 p.m., and officers recovered a nearby gun believed to be the weapon.
- Extra patrols and mental health support were added Thursday as investigators asked for tips and confirmed two previously detained people were released.