Girl wounded in L.A. shooting awakens

January 19, 2011 at 1:02p.m.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A doctor says a 15-year-old girl wounded in the head in a shooting at a Los Angeles high school has awakened.

Dr. Gail Anderson Jr. says the girl woke up today at Harbor UCLA Medical Center but is still intubated so it is not yet known if she can speak and she remains in critical condition.

Authorities say the girl and a 15-year-old boy were wounded Tuesday when a gun brought to Gardena High School in another student's backpack discharged in a classroom.

Anderson says the girl responds to commands and is able to move both sides of her body, but her left side is better than the right.

The doctor says the boy, who was wounded in the neck, is in good condition.