10-year-old girl hurt in Casa Grande shooting: PD
Casa Grande police search for 4 after 10-year-old girl shot near school district office
Casa Grande police are searching for four persons of interest after a 10-year-old girl was shot in the shoulder near a school district office during a board meeting. FOX 10's Andrew Christiansen has the latest details.
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. - Police in a community south of the Valley say they are investigating a shooting that left a 10-year-old girl with injuries. The shots could be heard during a Casa Grande Union High School District Board meeting.
What we know:
According to Casa Grande Police's social media, officers were called to the area of Casa Grande Avenue and McMurray Boulevard at around 7 p.m. on Sept. 14.
"Responding Patrol Officers located a crime scene on Casa Grande Avenue, in front of the Casa Grande Union High School District Office," read a portion of the statement. "Shortly afterward, Officers responded to a nearby convenience store for a report of a 10-year-old female suffering from a gunshot wound to her shoulder."
Police said the child was taken to Banner Casa Grande Medical Center, where she was treated and later released.
"Detectives believe these two incidents are related," police wrote.
Dig deeper:
Casa Grande Police have released two videos "in an effort to identify four individuals who may have information related to this shooting."
"One video shows a male riding a motorized dirt bike. The second video shows two males and one female walking in the area. All four individuals are considered persons of interest in this investigation," officials wrote.
(Courtesy: Casa Grande Police Department)
Neighbors shared a video showing people running away from the district office.
Victim's Mom Speaks:
"As they was proceeding down like it was like a group of kids, and they started shooting at the car and my 10-year-old was in a backseat and she got that hit in her right shoulder," the mother of the 10-year-old, Charlene Ford, said. "I could’ve lost all three of my kids last night and, like I said, it is really devastating and scary. I’m just terrified. I don’t really want them coming outside while I’m not home."
Ford added that she left Chicago due to gun violence, moving to Arizona five years ago. She said she was terrified her children would get hurt or killed in Chicago.
"I felt like Arizona was safer. And now it was just like it’s a lot happening, especially in Casa Grande, like it was previously a shooting with someone dying, and it’s just getting scary," Ford said.
Mom of 10-year-old shot in Casa Grande speaks out as search for 4 continues
After a shooting outside a Casa Grande school board meeting left a 10-year-old girl injured, the mother of the child caught in the crossfire is speaking out. FOX 10's Andrew Christiansen reports.
What they're saying:
The district board members are reacting after hearing several rounds of gunfire.
"We were all just kind of, taken aback," said Steve Hayes, the Casa Grande Union High School District Governing Board president. "Everyone, including myself, was a little unsure of what to think. Like, what did we just hear?"
Hayes said district security immediately put them on lockdown and investigated the situation.
"So, that way, we didn't have people pouring out into the scene before they had secured it," he said.
Hayes said he was glad everyone in the boardroom was OK.
"Everyone kept calm and let the professionals do what they do so that way everyone stayed safe," he said.
What you can do:
Police say anyone with credible information, or those who know the people seen in those two videos should call Detective Tyler Miller at (520) 840-2824 or TMiller@casagrandeaz.gov with Casa Grande Police.
Map of where the incident occurred.
The Source: Information for this article was gathered from a statement released by the Casa Grande Police Department.