Boy suspected of shooting outside San Gabriel high school arrested – San Gabriel Valley Tribune

A boy suspected of firing shots outside a San Gabriel high school was taken into custody on Tuesday, August 20.

Investigators found the unidentified teen around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday. He is suspected of being involved in a shooting that occurred Monday outside Del Mar High School at 312 S. Del Mar Ave., according to San Gabriel police. There were no reports of injuries.

According to police, officers spotted the suspect outside a home in San Gabriel, but he attempted to flee on foot and discarded a handgun that was later recovered. The boy, a student in the San Gabriel Unified School District, was arrested and taken into custody.

“The arrest of the alleged suspect would not have been possible without the assistance of the community and the cooperation of San Gabriel Unified School District personnel,” police said in a statement.

Further information was not initially available.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact SGPD at 626-308-2828.