An 18-year-old woman shot by a Long Beach school safety officer was on life support Wednesday as friends questioned why the officer opened fire on the car she was riding in. The safety officer was driving in the area when he saw the two females fighting, Chavarria said. A Long Beach Unified School District safety officer speaks to a woman outside Millikan High School in Long Beach on Wednesday, one day after another school district safety officer shot a woman. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times)The officer, who has not been identified, is on paid administrative leave, as is protocol after a shooting, Long Beach Unified School District officials said. The Oakland Unified School District board voted to eliminate its school police department in June.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 30, 2021 00:42 UTC