Grant High On Lockdown After Student Shot By Another Student, Police Say

By Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff Writer Grant Union High School in North Sacramento is on lockdown after a student shot another student, according to the Sacramento Police Department. Shortly before 10 a.m., police said, officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation near Grant High. As they responded, additional calls were received that a student had been shot by another student on campus property. Officers arrived and located a juvenile male with at least one non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment. A juvenile male suspect was located and arrested in a joint effort between officers from the city and the Twin Rivers School District. “This was an isolated and targeted incident and there is no outstanding threat,” a police spokesperson told The OBSERVER. The school is currently on lockdown and will be released by the staff at grant union high school staff. This remains an active investigation and officers will remain on scene conducting their investigation. “We are shocked and saddened to hear of the events that led to a Twin Rivers student being shot at Grant High School,” the district said in a statement. “Psychologists and counselors are available for students and...