OAKLAND — Attempted murder charges have been filed against two Skyline High School students in the Wednesday shooting of a classmate in a campus bathroom, authorities said Friday.
Both suspects, 15 and 16-year-old boys who were arrested the day of the shooting, remained in custody at juvenile hall, according to authorities.
The 15-year-old boy who was shot in the torso is recovering and is in “good spirits,” police said.
The shooting happened about 1:25 p.m. Wednesday in a bathroom at the school, which is at 12250 Skyline Blvd. in the Oakland hills.
Although both suspects were armed with what police said were semi-automatic “ghost guns,” it is believed the 15-year-old suspect is the one who actually fired shots.
Police have said the three youths knew each other, but a motive for the shooting has not been confirmed.
Both suspects tried to flee after the shooting but were unsuccessful.
The 15-year-old boy was caught trying to scale a fence and a gun was found in his backpack, authorities said.
The 16-year-old suspect was spotted hiding on the roof of the school gymnasium by officers in a police helicopter and was taken into custody by ground units. A gun was also found on the roof.
Police said the fact that school staff and officers, the first of whom responded to the campus within two minutes, were able to work collaboratively was a key to the arrests.
John Sasaki, a school district spokesman, was asked Friday morning if the two suspects would be expelled but no response was received as of mid-afternoon.
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