KTVU reported {that a} 12-year-old suspect was arrested, citing info from sheriff’s deputies.

At a information briefing to debate a weekend of violence in Oakland, Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong confirmed the varsity taking pictures and mentioned two college students had been concerned. He mentioned the scholar who was shot was in steady situation.

Armstrong decried the unfold of gun violence into center faculties.

“Sadly, gun violence has impacted our faculties as nicely,” he mentioned. “That is impacting each space of our metropolis.”

Armstrong mentioned that the rationale for the taking pictures is unclear and police are investigating.

The varsity was evacuated after the taking pictures and positioned on lockdown. Greater than 100 dad and mom went to the varsity to get info and choose up their youngsters. Alameda County Sheriff’s Workplace deputies assisted with the reunions, mentioned Sgt. Ray Kelly, and the scene remained peaceable.

“Mother and father had been very gracious, very calm and understanding, very cooperative,” he mentioned. “It was not a chaotic scene.”

Oakland Councilperson Treva Reid, whose district contains the varsity, mentioned she rushed to Madison Park Academy after receiving a name from an space police captain in regards to the taking pictures round 2 p.m. She appeared shaken, perplexed.

“I’m outraged,” she mentioned, standing exterior the varsity.

She mentioned she got here to the varsity to attempt to be taught what occurred and to offer assist to college students, academics and college workers.

Shortly after four p.m., the varsity grounds had been clear of scholars and oldsters. Academics and campus workers had been headed into a gathering.

On Monday evening, the Oakland Schooling Affiliation issued a press release expressing trainer’s emotions and calling for OUSD to take heed to the neighborhood’s college security issues.

“Educators are shaken, unhappy, horrified and pressured after as we speak’s college taking pictures at Madison Park Academy that wounded one scholar,” OEA President Keith Brown mentioned. “Our public faculties ought to be protected havens for college kids, free from the concern of gun violence. Each scholar, not matter the place they reside or go to high school, deserves to really feel protected, valued, engaged, challenged and wholesome within the classroom and of their communities.”

Mayor Libby Schaff referred to as the most recent incident of gun violence “heartbreaking and unacceptable” in a Tweet Monday.

“As a mom and a mayor, I’m relieved the younger sufferer at Madison is in steady situation and a suspect apprehended,” she tweeted. “We’ll maintain accountable those that trigger hurt to Oakland, and we’ll come collectively to heal from these traumatic occasions.”

Oakland Unified College District spokesperson John Sasaki mentioned any additional info must come from the Oakland Police Division. He mentioned the varsity district might launch a press release later.

Armstrong referred to as on dad and mom and the neighborhood to assist maintain weapons away from youngsters.

“It saddens me to suppose {that a} child would deliver a gun to high school, and that gun would clearly come out and influence one other scholar on campus,” he mentioned

“There’s far too many weapons on our streets. And it is solely a matter of time earlier than incidents like this occur. We’ve to do higher when dad and mom see firearms, household, kin, mates see firearms, they should name us. They should take away them. We have to get these firearms out of the arms of those youngsters.”