The mayor of a Southern California city says two women have been shot on a college campus and taken to the hospital<\/p>\n\n\n\n
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Two women were shot on the campus of a Southern California technical college Friday and taken to the hospital, authorities said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mayor James Butts of Inglewood said the shooting occurred around 4 p.m. on the Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking on KABC-TV, Butts said the suspect was at still large. Authorities did not believe the suspect was still on campus but conducted a room-to-room search, according to the mayor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The shooting occurred in an office at the school and officials believe it to be a workplace violence incident, according to Butts. The two women are employees of the school, and the suspect is believed to be a former employee, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the gunshot victims was in critical condition, he said. The Los Angeles County Fire Department confirmed on the social platform X that two people were taken to the hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aerial TV video showed a heavy police presence outside the campus in Inglewood, a city southwest of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology has campuses across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Its Inglewood location accommodates 500 students and offers training programs focused on aviation maintenance technology, according to its website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is about a mile (about 1.5 kilometers) from Los Angeles International Airport<\/p>\n\n\n\n