EL CAJON, Calif. (KGTV) — El Cajon Valley High School went under lockdown Thursday morning as police responded to a shooting near the campus, according to the El Cajon Police Department.
ECPD says the shooting happened in the 300 block of North 1st St. in El Cajon around 10 a.m. A man was taken to a hospital in the area, where police say he later died.
"Out of an abundance of caution, and at the request of law enforcement, our school has initiated lockdown procedures due to ongoing off-campus police activity near El Cajon Valley High School," Principal Rob Stirling wrote in his message to families.
ECPD says its initial investigation shows the victim and suspect knew each other. Officers are not releasing more suspect information at this time.
Police say around the same time of the shooting, there was "an unrelated medical emergency" at the high school, and medics responded to help.
By around 1:30 p.m., the lockdown was lifted. Principal Stirling says that all students and staff were safe, and law enforcement has confirmed that the investigation poses no threat to the campus.
The school offered counseling to any students who felt they needed support following Thursday's incident.
Principal Stirling says there were "multiple student medical issues" that happened around the same time as the police investigation off-campus; however, he said they were unrelated to that event.
"We sought medical attention for each of those incidents immediately, which is why emergency vehicles were on our campus during the lockdown," the message to parents said.
The principal went on to say he was proud of how the ECVHS community handled the lockdown.
"The safety of our students and staff is always our top priority," Stirling says.
If you have any information for police, you can reach out to ECPD at 619-579-3311.
Sky 10 flew above the scene for an aerial view of the police response.
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