2 women shot on campus of small technical college near Los Angeles

INGLEWOOD Calif AP Two female employees of a Southern California technical college were shot on campus Friday and taken to the hospital in an episode that bureaucrats were attributing to workplace violence The shooting occurred around p m in an office at the Spartan College of Aeronautics and Equipment Campus in Inglewood where Mayor James Butts revealed the suspect was supposed to be a former employee Aerial TV video evidenced a heavy police presence outside the campus in the city which abuts Los Angeles to the southwest One of the casualties was in critical condition Butts disclosed The Los Angeles County Fire Department approved on the social platform X that two people were taken to the hospital The school went on lockdown for at least an hour after the shooting Chris Becker president and chief administrator of the campus explained KABC-TV that the campus is patrolled regularly and that as an aviation school safety is one of the things it focuses on the majority It s a peaceful campus Becker revealed It s a nice public of students and teachers and staff The Spartan College of Aeronautics and Instrument has campuses across the country Its Inglewood location accommodates students and offers training programs focused on aviation maintenance innovation according to its website It is about a mile about kilometers from the Los Angeles International Airport