Crime & Safety
East LA School On Lockdown While Police Search For Gunman
A man with a gun was spotted near Esteban Torres High School Friday morning.
EAST LOS ANGELES, CA — An East Los Angeles high school was placed on lockdown Friday morning after a gunman was reported in the area. Police found the gun and are now searching for the man.
Police are searching the area around Esteban Torres High School. They believe a suspect dumped a gun in a yard across the street from the school.
A witness flagged down an officer shortly before 9 a.m. The resident said she saw a person with a gun near the school, according to Sergeant Julie Spry of the Los Angeles Unified School District's Police Department.
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The officer found the gun in the front yard of a home.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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