Crime & Safety
OC Preschool Teacher Shot With Pellet Gun At Drive-Thru Party
A Huntington Beach drive-thru celebration turned to chaos, Tuesday after someone fired a pellet gun, striking a teacher.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA — A Huntington Beach preschool's drive-through celebration turned chaotic, Tuesday, when a pellet gun was fired and struck a teacher.
The Oak View Preschool on the 17000 block of Emerald Lane was in full swing of the end-of-year event when a teacher was shot with a pellet in her leg, according to Huntington Beach Police Spokeswoman Angela Bennett.
"The teacher felt something in her leg and saw a little bit of blood," Basset reported. "Nobody saw or heard anything" before the teacher realized that she was shot.
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Parents and students were quickly evacuated from the scene and the police were called. The teacher, who remains unidentified as of this report, was taken to a hospital where she was treated and released for minor injuries, Bennett said.
Police have not established a motive for the shooting, and no weapon was found as of this report.
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