A man who reportedly fired shots at children at random at Kelly Elementary School in Carlsbad has been detained, and two students suffered minor injuries, according to authorities.I'll have more info as it becomes available.
The report came in at 12:12 p.m. at the school on Kelly and Riviera drivers, said a police dispatcher.
An air ambulance has transported at least one victim to Rady Children's Hospital with injuries that were not considered to be serious. KGTV, Channel 10, was reporting two children were grazed in the arms by the shots.
Witness Jordan Sears was coming back from a nearby lagoon when he heard the shots, coming about 50 feet away from a baseball backstop on the campus.
“I heard the first gunshot and turned and saw a guy with a jack ‘o lantern in his hand running and shooting at something,” Sears recalled. “First there was screaming, then there was silence.”
He said the man appeared to be shooting at children at random.
“I thought it was fake, because I didn’t see kids falling down.”
Other witnesses said he the gunman appeared to be holding a gas can.
Witnesses reportedly tackled the shooter.
UPDATE: Another report:
A man is in custody after firing at least five shots on the campus of Kelly Elementary School in Carlsbad Friday, wounding at least two people.
The shooting was reported at 12:12 p.m. at El Camino Real and Kelly Drive.
A man in his 30's dressed in dark clothing walked on campus carrying a .357 Magnum, an official said.
After the shots were fired, Scott Chandler, a Carlsbad resident, said the suspected gunman began to run away from the school and some construction workers in the area tackled him to the ground.
Chandler described the suspect as a man in his 40's with short grayish hair wearing black pants and sweatshirt.
Another local report here.
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Let us pray for all these people that have serious medical illness , I also want to thank God for the protection over that school that day .... God hears our prayers . God Bless those young children that must still be so scared ...... my heart goes out to all the parents teachers and family and the construction workers .and bless the hearts of the little ones .
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