SAN BRUNO (KRON 4/BCN) -- Police are on the lookout for three men allegedly involved in the shooting of a student at Skyline College in San Bruno Wednesday afternoon.
San Bruno police Cmdr. Mark Catalano says an 18-year-old man was injured in the shooting, which followed a dispute between two groups of people at about 1:30 p.m. in Parking Lot 6 on the campus. Police did not say whether the victim or shooters are students of the college.
The victim suffered a gunshot wound to his buttock and was taken to a hospital to be treated for the injury, Catalano said. The three suspects fled north on Pacific Heights Boulevard, possibly in fluorescent purple Ford Escort with a paper license plate.
They were described as three black men all about 18 years old, one of whom had dreadlocks. One suspect was wearing a white shirt, another other a red shirt and the third a black-and-white shirt, Catalano said.
The college was locked down after the shooting, but officers have since safely evacuated approximately 3,000 students and staff members, according to Catalano.
The school canceled afternoon classes when the shooting was reported, and evening classes have now been canceled as well, according to Barbara Christensen, spokeswoman for the San Mateo County Community College District.
Police reportedly checked each building thoroughly and evacuated students in an orderly manner.
Some students received text messages this afternoon to alert them of the situation, she said. She did not know how many students had signed up for the emergency text message alert service but said the number is "substantial."
Student Edward Reyes, 21, said he was inside the school's Learning Center shortly before 2 p.m. when the shooting victim, a male, appeared.
"He barged right in screaming, 'I got shot,'" Reyes said.
Reyes called 911. He said it appeared the victim had been shot in the buttocks and was limping.
Students were unable to leave the campus until police could escort them, said Andrew Lidwell, editor-in-chief of The Skyline View student newspaper.
"We're hunkered down in the newsroom," he said shortly before 3 p.m.
A message posted on the school's Web site instructed students to shelter in place and stay away from windows.
Student Carlo Cervantes, 20, said police escorted him and his friends out of a building after they witnessed somebody being taken away on a stretcher. Officers made the students exit the building with their hands up to show they were not a threat, he said.
Jennifer, a 19-year-old student who declined to give her last name, said she was coming out of class when the shooting occurred.
"I heard a lot of popping noises," she said.
She said she saw three males running out of the Pacific Heights parking lot near Building 5. One had a gun and wore a black hooded sweatshirt, she said.
The three ran toward the main campus from the parking lot, she said.
Fall semester classes started at the school on Aug. 19, Christensen said. About 10,000 students are enrolled this semester, she said.
San Bruno police were not available to provide details on the shooting
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