Event Brief
Aug 22, 2026 at 3:00 AM ET
South L.A. high school football game evacuated
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A high school football game at Los Angeles Southwest College in South L.A. was evacuated Friday night after reports of shots being fired. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department received the call shortly before 9 p.m., placed the area on lockdown, and evacuated students and spectators while searching for a suspect. Authorities said no evidence of a shooting was found as of Friday night; video showed at least one woman taken on a stretcher.
WHO: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department; students and spectators at the high school football game; a woman injured/transported by stretcher
WHAT: Evacuation and lockdown during a search after reports of possible gunfire at a high school football game
WHEN: Aug 21, 2026
WHERE: Los Angeles Southwest College, South L.A., Los Angeles, CA
WHY: The evacuation followed reports of shots being fired; authorities had not found evidence of a shooting as of Friday night.
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