Multiple news outlets are reporting that a gunman injured three people after opening fire this afternoon on the campus of Santa Monica College west of Los Angeles.
Quoting law enforcement, The Los Angeles Times reports a suspect has been taken into custody.
“Police sources told The Times the three victims were shot inside a car either on the campus or near the campus,” The Times reports.
CBS Los Angeles is streaming live coverage of the incident on its website. Their video showed a helicopter hovering above the campus and police officers setting up a perimeter.
Santa Monica College is a two-year community college with a student population of 34,000.
This is a breaking news story. We’ll update this post as soon as we get more information. As always, we remind you that in fluid situations, what we know can change. We will point only to credible sources and if something changes we’ll note it immediately.
Update at 4 p.m. ET. Miles From President Obama:
At the time of the shooting, President Obama was about 3 miles from the college attending a fundraising event. The AP reports:
“Secret Service spokesman Max Milien said the agency was aware of the shooting and it’s not affecting the president’s event.”
Article source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/06/07/189582357/reports-several-injured-in-shooting-at-santa-monica-college?ft=1&f=1001