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13-year-old suspect identified in violent shooting near middle school in North Hills

Nypost · · 333 words · By Pierce Sharpe
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“13-year-old suspect identified in violent shooting near middle school in North Hills”
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Multiple web sources independently report the 13-year-old suspect in the shooting near Sepulveda Middle School. The CBS Los Angeles article confirms the event occurred at the school.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. The concept of zones is explained on the LAUSD website.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Los_Angeles_Unified_Sc…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — North Hills, known previously as Sepulveda, is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. North Hills was originally part of an agricultural community known as Missio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Hills,_Los_Angeles
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sepúlveda family is a prominent Californio family of Southern California. Members of the family held extensive rancho grants and numerous important positions, including Alcalde de Los Ángeles (May…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepúlveda_family_of_California
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“A middle school pickup turned into a chaotic crime scene when a 13-year-old boy allegedly opened fire outside Sepulveda Middle School in North Hills Wednesday afternoon”
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Three web sources independently describe the pickup event turning into a shooting with a 13-year-old suspect and a 17-year-old victim. The NBC4 report explicitly names the victim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The neighborhood councils of Los Angeles are advisory bodies that advocate for their communities on key issues such as development, homelessness, and emergency preparedness, working in collaboration w…
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“Police say the gunfire erupted just after 3 p.m. as the older teen — who is not a student — was walking toward the school to pick up a younger sibling”
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One web source directly mentions the 3 p.m. gunfire and the 17-year-old non-student picking up a sibling. No other independent sources corroborate this specific detail.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sepúlveda family is a prominent Californio family of Southern California. Members of the family held extensive rancho grants and numerous important positions, including Alcalde de Los Ángeles (May…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepúlveda_family_of_California
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — North Hills, known previously as Sepulveda, is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. North Hills was originally part of an agricultural community known as Missio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Hills,_Los_Angeles
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sepulveda Pass (elevation 1,130 feet (344 m)) is a low mountain pass through the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles. It is named after the Sepúlveda family of California, a prominent Californio fam…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepulveda_Pass
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“The victim was struck in the thigh and rushed to the hospital, where his condition was not publicly released”
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No evidence was found in web searches or Wikipedia to confirm the victim's condition or hospitalization details.
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“A school police officer reportedly applied a tourniquet at the scene to slow the bleeding before paramedics arrived”
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No evidence was found in web searches or Wikipedia to confirm the tourniquet application by a school officer.
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“Authorities have identified a 13-year-old boy as the suspected shooter, but he remained on the loose as of Wednesday evening”
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No evidence was found in web searches or Wikipedia to confirm the suspect's status as at large or his location.
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“Police said the firearm believed to have been used in the shooting was recovered nearby”
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No evidence was found in web searches or Wikipedia to confirm the firearm recovery near the scene.
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“It’s still unclear whether the suspect has any gang ties”
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No evidence was found in web searches or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the suspect's gang ties.
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“Students described a frantic scene as the gunfire rang out just steps from campus”
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No evidence was found in web searches or Wikipedia to confirm student accounts of the scene.
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“School officials quickly placed Sepulveda Middle School on lockdown as LAPD officers and school police swarmed the area”
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No evidence was found in web searches or Wikipedia to confirm the school lockdown or police response.
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“The injured person was not a Sepulveda Middle School student”
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“Two individuals were initially detained but later released after being cleared of involvement”
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“By around 5 p.m., the lockdown was lifted and students were allowed to leave”
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“Authorities stressed there is no ongoing threat to the school, and no other injuries were reported”
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