A teen shooting victim was recovering in a South Bay hospital Friday, but for the students who were forced to shelter in place in their San Jose high school classrooms, the fears and anxieties stirred up by the incident may take time to settle.
San Jose police said the shooting was reported in the area of Lucretia Avenue and Taji Drive near Yerba Buena High at 10:43 a.m. Thursday.As officers responded, the school was told to shelter its students in their classrooms where they remained for two hours, fearing for their safety and what might be unfolding outside the doors.
Investigators said the suspected gunman was a 16-year-old Yerba Buena High student, who was quickly taken into custody, a semi-automatic handgun discovered in his backpack.READ MORE:Meanwhile, the victim — a 16-year-old student at Pegasus continuing high school — suffered a non-life threatening gunshot wound and was transported to the hospital. The motive that led to the shooting has not been released.
“Now we have juveniles out here with guns,” he said. “We need to do something. We are going to do something. We need to combat this problem, together. It’s going to take more than just the police.”
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