Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell said Friday that the 14-year-old’s father then called a family friend who’s an off-duty police officer and told him where the boy was. The off-duty officer, who works for Los Angeles police, then detained the teen. The rifle used at Highland High School in Palmdale was found in a field near the school. ——9:30 a.m.Officials say a 14-year-old high school student has been taken into custody after shooting a classmate at their high school in the California city of Palmdale. She says deputies are searching Highland High School in the high desert Antelope Valley north of Los Angeles.

Source: National Post May 11, 2018 15:45 UTC