Updated 5:35 p.m.
A teen student shot Tuesday afternoon near remains in serious but stable condition, police said.
According to Cmdr. Ben Horner, the teen — a 15-year-old 10th grade student — was shot at 12:09 p.m. on H Street near 14th Street, several blocks from campus.
The victim ran southbound on H Street and collapsed in a driveway on campus. He was taken to a local hospital and, as of 5:30 p.m., remained in serious but stable condition, Horner said.
The Logan campus was placed on lockdown as a precaution, and students and staff were advised to take refuge inside of classrooms. According to reports, the campus was also on lockdown, and students at were also advised to remain in their rooms.
The lockdowns were lifted around 2:30 p.m. after police determined that the suspect fled the area in a white construction-type utility pickup with a black rack on top and blue lettering, Horner said.
According to police, the suspect was described as a Hispanic man in his early 20s, approximately 5-foot-2 with a husky build. He has short brown hair and a light brown beard and was wearing a yellow or orange construction vest, blue jeans and black work boots.
Roads are still closed on H Street and 13th to Colgate Drive and H and 14th streets to I Street.
Classes resumed for the afternoon, though parents were allowed to come pick up their children. The school day ended at 3:15 p.m.
The New Haven Unified School District urged community members to keep the victim in their prayers and applauded students' behavior in a statement issued late Tuesday afternoon:
The District’s primary concerns at this point are first, for the victim and his family, and second, for our students, their families and our staff at James Logan High. We would like to urge folks to keep the victim and his family in their thoughts and prayers.
We also would like to assure everyone connected with the high school that Logan is a safe campus. This incident occurred two blocks away from the school, not at the school itself. Our lockdown procedures today worked as designed, our students behaved in exemplary fashion, and parents who came to the school to pick up their children were patient and respectful.
We also would like to thank the Union City Police Department for their swift and professional response. We will cooperate in any way we can with the investigation.
Class resumed in a normal fashion this afternoon, and will be in session tomorrow. Counseling will be available for students and staff as needed.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Union City Police investigations unit at 510-471-1365. Anonymous tips can also be left at 510-675-5207 or e-mailed to tips@union-city.org.
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