Sierra Vista Junior High School and Canyon High School were put on lockdown Thursday afternoon after shots were reportedly fired near the campuses and a person was assaulted.
UPDATE 5:51 p.m.: Deputies received reports of shots being fired after a fight had occurred on the 19400 block of Stillmore Street in Santa Clarita, according Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.
UPDATE 4:15 p.m.: Sheriff’s officials confirmed no evidence of shots being fired were found during the investigation, said Deputy Miguel Meza, with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Two Minors were detained for questioning.
UPDATE 4 p.m.: All Lockdowns have been lifted, however all streets around Sierra Vista Junior High School remain closed preventing parents from entering or exiting the campus, according to Hart District officials on scene.
Around 3:10 p.m. first responders received reports of shots being fired near Camp Plenty Road and Stillmore Street in Canyon Country, according to officials.
“We put our schools on lockdown, Sierra Vista Junior High School and Canyon High School, because of law enforcement activity in the neighborhood, so it was merely as a precaution,” said Dave Caldwell, Public Relations Officer for the Hart District. “No student was injured, nothing occurred on campus at either Sierra Vista or at Canyon High School.”
The lockdown lasted about 40 minutes, from 3:10 p.m. to 3:50 p.m., according to Caldwell.
Units on scene confirmed no victims were struck by gun fire, however, a person was assaulted.
“One EMS patient was transported to the hospital,” said Isaac Rivera, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Westbound Soledad Canyon Road near Rainbow Glenn Drive was shut down as deputies detained two possible suspects in connection with the incident.
Sierra Vista Junior High School and Canyon High School were put on lockdown as a precaution, according to Hart District officials.
As of 3:40 p.m. it is unknown if shots were fired.
Ed. Note: This is a breaking news story, more information will be added as it becomes available.
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According to reports and additional information from certain sources, the incident involved gang members from MS-13 that beat a young student from Sierra Vista. This is a direct result of NO BAIL policies by Democrats thereby making our communities unsafe now. I hope to encounter a member of MS-13 soon so I can show them how we deal with wussies that require multiple people against 1. Does the word overpass make you worry?