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Yet another reason not to disarm college students, or police for that matter.
RICHMOND, Calif. -- Officers from five police agencies searched Thursday for a gunman who shot a Contra Costa College student police cadet three times at close range.
Richmond police Lt. Mark Gagan said a SWAT team is searching Fairmede Park in Richmond, where police believe the gunman could be hiding out.
The shooting occurred on Shane Drive on the border of the college campus, which is located at 2600 Mission Bell Drive in San Pablo, at about 12:55 p.m., Gagan said.
The victim was a student and campus police cadet. He was not a sworn officer and was not armed, but he was wearing a uniform, Gagan said.
Richmond police Detective Sgt. Mitch Peixoto said the victim had been driving a campus police golf cart when he came upon a man involved in a car theft. When the cadet pulled up alongside the man, police said the gunman shot him three times at close range.
The victim was in critical condition when he was taken to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek. According to Peixoto, he has since been stabilized and has gone into surgery.
Meanwhile, about 50 police officers from five different law enforcement agencies sealed off a large area around the campus, which included parts of San Pablo, Richmond and unincorporated areas of the county.
Police also brought in five K-9 teams, three helicopters and a SWAT team, police said.
Streets in the area remain blocked off and officers are searching vehicles as they leave, Gagan said.
Highland Elementary School in Richmond was locked down following the shooting. The school is located at 2829 Moyers Road in Richmond, just one block from the park where the shooter is currently being sought.
Students have since been escorted off school grounds and released to their parents or guardians, Gagan said.
Yet another reason not to disarm college students, or police for that matter.