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California: Shooter who wounded two Hispanic women on Spartan College campus identified
The suspect, who investigators say was wearing a security guard's uniform at the university, was detained by police and is in custody. He was identified as Jesse Figueroa, 40.
Police detain suspect in shooting at Spartan College in California.
The Inglewood, Calif., Police Department reported that the suspected shooter who injured two Hispanic women at the Spartan College Aeronautics and Technology campus is in custody. Investigators said the man, who is also Hispanic, was a former college employee and the victims currently work there.
Inglewood Police officers responded to a call reporting a shooting at 8911 Aviation Blvd. at 3:39 p.m. (local time). Officers found two injured women, who were transported to a Long Beach trauma center in critical condition, according to a Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesman.
Officers urged students and staff on campus to shelter in place as they scoured the campus classroom by classroom in search of the suspect and more victims. Finally, at 5:15 p.m. local time, they called off the search. The suspected shooter was taken into custody shortly thereafter (5:45 p.m.) in Koreatown.
Shooter identified
After a few hours of unknowns, authorities identified the suspect as Jesse Figueroa, a 40-year-old school security guard. He was arrested less than two hours after the shooting, more than 10 miles from the crime scene.
In statements to the media, Mayor James T. Butts confirmed that the two victims are a 37-year-old assistant and the 35-year-old dean. While the former is in stable condition, the latter is brain dead, Butts told CBS News.
"He was a current employee at the college... had some disagreement about something he felt that the dean had done," he added.
Figueroa is in jail. He has been placed on $1 million bail and will appear before a judge on Tuesday.
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