Gunman injures 2 at school

Associated Press

CARLSBAD, Calif.

A gunman opened fire on a crowded school playground Friday, grazing two young children with bullets before construction workers tackled him, authorities said.

The suspect parked his car around noon, jumped a fence and opened fire as he walked across campus in the north San Diego suburb, said Carlsbad police Lt. Kelly Cain said. The students, age 6 and 7, were not seriously injured.

The suspect, a man in his 40s or 50s whose name was not released, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, Cain said. He is believed to have acted alone.

“He is possibly a transient who lives in the area,” Cain said. “He is not cooperating with the investigation. He probably has some mental- health issues.”

Terry Lynn told KNSD-TV he looked out his window to see a man park his vehicle, jump a fence and fire a .357 Magnum revolver toward a crowd of children.

“He was saying something about the president; he was ranting,” Lynn said.

Lynn said he screamed, “No! No!” and rushed to the scene. By the time he arrived, construction workers had tackled the suspect. He helped restrain the man until police arrived.