Six injured in Oakland, California school shooting

At least six people have been hospitalised after a shooting at a school near San Francisco.

At least six people have been injured in a school shooting in California.

The shooting unfolded on Wednesday afternoon local time at Sojourner Truth Independent Study in Oakland near San Francisco, which teaches students from kindergarten through to Year 12. It is primarily online learning.

Police were called to the building, which also includes Bay Area Technology School and Rudsdale Newcomer High School, at 12.49pm local time.

Later in the afternoon, City of Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf tweeted that all six victims were adults and were being treated in hospital. She added that the school was clear and children were being united with their families.

“Today’s gun violence at Sojourner Truth school shocks the soul,” she wrote. “Our schools are sanctuaries for our children.”

Witnesses told investigators a car with three gunman pulled up at the school, got out and opened fire, and then left, according to CBS News Bay Area.

At least six people have been injured in a school shooting in Oakland. Picture: CBS News Bay Area

CBS News Bay Area reported three victims – aged 18, 19 and 58 – were transported to Highland Hospital after the shooting, with two in a critical condition.

The others were taken to Eden Medical Center and their status is not known.

The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said the scene of the shooting was “no longer active.”

Agents from the San Francisco branch of the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives had responded to the shooting, the agency said.

Video footage appeared to show students reuniting with waiting parents as officials allowed children to clear the schools.

Video showed what appeared to be students being evacuated. Picture: CBS News Bay Area

The building is shared by multiple schools. Picture: ABC7

The Oakland Unified School District shared a statement in the wake of the event.

“There was an incident today at the King Estate campus on Fontaine Street, which houses the co-located Rudsdale Continuation and Newcomer high schools, BayTech Charter School, and the headquarters of Sojourner Truth Independent Study, which has no students at the site,” the statement reads.

“The campus is near Oakland Academy of Knowledge (OAK), but it is important to note the incident was NOT as OAK, nor did it have anything to do with that elementary school.

“We currently do not have any information beyond what Oakland Police are reporting.

“Once we do, we will be sure to release it via email, and likely a press conference later in the afternoon.

“Please understand this is still an active situation, and information is still forthcoming.”

The incident comes after one student was killed and four others were injured in a shooting outside a Pennsylvania high school on Tuesday.

– with The US Sun