Oakland School Shooting: At Least 6 Badly Injured In Horrific Tragedy, Officials Say

At slightest six radical were injured successful a shooting astatine an Oakland, Calif. schoolhouse connected Wednesday, Sept. 28, reports USA TODAY.  All six were transported to section hospitals to dainty gunshot wounds, according to Oakland Fire Department spokesperson Michael Hunt. The shooting took spot astatine Sojourner Truth Independent Study, a office gathering with nary students. The 3 schools connected the Fontaine Street campus, Rudsdale Continuation and Newcomer precocious schools arsenic good arsenic BayTech Charter School, connection K-12 classes.

Today's weapon unit astatine Sojourner Truth schoolhouse shocks the psyche — our schools are sanctuaries for our children. Our investigators study each six victims are adults + being treated for injuries astatine hospitals now. The schoolhouse is present wide + each children being reunited w/ families.

— Libby Schaaf (@LibbySchaaf) September 28, 2022

The shooting happened soon aft 1 p.m., the Alameda County sheriff’s spokesperson Lt. Ray Kelly told the Los Angeles Times. Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf reported that each victims were adults and that the schoolhouse is “all clear”. She besides revealed each unharmed students were being reunited with families.

There person been nary updates connected the determination of the gunman. According to ABC7 News, Lt. Kelly said the shooting was “probably a targeted event.”

I asked Lt. Ray Kelly of Alameda Sheriff's if the nationalist should beryllium disquieted astir gunmen connected the loose. He conscionable texted: "If I was a betting person, I'd accidental this was astir apt a targeted event"

— Dan Noyes (@dannoyes) September 28, 2022

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