Suspects in Skyline High School shooting had ‘ghost guns,’ police say

At a press conference today, the Oakland Police Department provided fresh details on a Nov. 12 shooting at Skyline High School. The incident sent the school into lockdown for the third time this school year.

OPD Assistant Chief James Beere said that the 15-year-old shooting victim is recovering and “in good spirits.” He said officers got to the campus within two minutes and were able to provide life-saving medical assistance to him until paramedics arrived.

Two suspects have been arrested in the shooting and charged by the Alameda County District Attorney, Beere said, and both remain in custody. He said both suspects had firearms, and said that both of the weapons were so-called ghost guns, untraceable weapons assembled through kits or unfinished components. An OPD spokesperson later confirmed that both of the suspects are juveniles themselves…

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