Planned. Will president obama join the thousands coming to washington . Ill ask his press secretary, josh earnest, who joins me live this hour. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Lets follow the breaking news right now, including the frightening situation in portland, oregon. A school shooting, three victims. Prompted a lockdown as police look for the suspect or suspects. Were covering the breaking news much more this hour with our correspondents and our guests. Lets begin with our justice department, pamela brown, who has the very latest on the breaking news on this shooting near the school in portland. Pamela, what are you finding out . Reporter we know it is a very active scene there. The investigation is just beginning in this shooting situation at this portland, oregon, high school, Rosemary Anderson high school. Earlier today, right outside of school campus, there was a shooting. Three students were shot. Weve learned that right after that, they ran into the school and they were immediately transported to the hospital. What is so unnerving right now is that theres no indication from authorities there that the gunman or men have been found. So it is still active. There is a manhunt under way. We know atf agents, fbi on the scene assisting local authorities there. But its very concerning in the wake of all these other School Shootings that weve seen in recent years and around the twoyear anniversary of the sandy hook shooting, you can imagine this is very concerning, causing a lot of panic there in portland this afternoon as parents go to pick up their children at the high school. But, again, want to emphasize the shooting happened right outside of the school campus, not on the Actual School property like weve seen in other School Shootings in recent past. Hold on for a moment, pamela. Our justice reporter, evan perez, is with us as well. Evan, youre getting more information . Thats right. We know that the fbi and the atf are on the scene. Theyre there to assist the local authorities. We still dont know exactly what happened here. We dont know if it was related to a beef outside or school related. We know these three teenagers ran to the school after they were shot and they were picked up by the Fire Department there. Thats one reason why initially they thought it was an active shooting incident. Obviously the local cops know have got a lot of training on these issues. We know that the fbi and the atf typically go to the scene of these shootings because they have so much experience, sadly, with many of these. 160 of these incidents have happened between 2000 and 2013. Typically theyre over in minutes. And in this case we know that the suspect made his getaway. Now theyre looking for the suspect, wolf. Hold on. Joining us on the phone is Sergeant Pete simpson of the portland, oregon, police department. Sergeant, give us the information. What do we know right now about what happened . Preliminarily, we have information that a shooter may have been with a group of people and left the area after the shooting occurred outside the school. The victims ran into the school to receive help. And officers responded. Initially it was sounding like an active shooter. But when officers got here and started talking with witnesses, they went into the school immediately, learned that the shooting was outside, was not an active shooter in the school. And the shooter had left the area. Right now, weve got investigative resources focusing on just the suspect information that we do have, which is limited. We have detectives here at the scene processing the crime scene. We have officers at the hospital with the victims and were working with school staff and parents to make sure everyone gets reunited. What do we know about the suspect, the shooter, in this particular case . Is there a description . Very limited information at this point. The investigators have relayed to me based on what theyre being told, they believe the shooter may be a gang affiliate. It is not clear that the shooting was motivated by Gang Activity or if it was a personal beef. But they are working to shore that up with investigative resources. Including the fbi and atf, which have responded here to assist us. They do work for closely with our Gun Task Force and our gang unit. The shooter in this particular case remains at large presumably with a weapon and ammunition, right . He is at large presumably with his gun, unknown at this point what type of gun that was or what his resources are. But based on our best assessment, he is no longer in this area. We have made the scene safe and its a multischool complex. So were working with all the schools to make sure students get home safely. Did you have a chance to question the three students who were hit, shot by this guy . Well, all three were talking and conscious at the scene. I dont know to what extent they were able to provide any information. Officers went with them to the hospital which is within a mile or two of the shooting scene. And theyre all being treated there for gunshot wounds. So at this point, i dont know that theyve been able to provide much information to the officers. What are their conditions . The three students now in the hospital . I dont have any updates other than theyre all three being treated for gunshot wounds, all traumatic injuries. They were conscious and alert at the scene which is always a good sign. Certainly with gunshot wounds, we get concerned about how that takes a turn at the hospital. But Legacy Emmanuel Medical Center is our main trauma hospital, one of the main trauma hospitals in portland. And it is very close by. Evan perez, sergeant, our justice reporter, has a question for you . Were told by sources that the Gang Task Force has been brought into this investigation which suggests they believe perhaps this might be gang related. Can you tell us anything about that . Yeah. The Gang Enforcement team and the Gang Task Force are here, they were some of the First Responders to the area. Their offices actually arent far away. So they are working with detectives on this case. As i said, the preliminary information indicates the shooter and or group of people he may have been with are gang affiliated. Unclear whether that has something to do with the shooting or if this is a personal issue thats not gang affiliated. The school, the Rosemary Anderson high school, it serves what are described as atrisk students who have been unsuccessful in traditional high schools. Tell us a little bit about the kids who are in this school. Rosemary anderson is an alternative school in portland. I dont know a lot about it. But a lot of the kids that are there struggled in a more traditional setting in Public School and have gone to Rosemary Anderson. Right next to it is another School Called p. L. I. C. And in jefferson high school, which is a portland Public School, is a block away. And all of it is sort of surrounded by Portland Community college. So theres a lot of kids and students in this area. I know the investigations only just beginning. But is the initial suspicion that the three students who were shot and are now being treated at local hospitals, that those three students were specifically targeted or just happened to be there in the wrong place . At this point, we dont know that. Thats what were trying to get to the bottom of. Our primary focus here was to make sure that everyone was safe, look for a shooter. And in one step, those two missions were accomplished and we shift to the investigation. Theres obviously a lot of information only just beginning. But clearly if theres a shooter an active shooter at large right now, what are you doing about that . Are people being told to stay indoors or be on the lookout what kind of advice are you giving people in portland . Well, our information at this point, although its limited, is that the shooter left the area. So we have investigative resources focusing just on that information alone. This was pretty much contained to a street outside the school. We have no additional reports of anything after that. And we do have a lot of resources dedicated to the entire investigation. So theres a major manhunt under way right now. But its going to be getting dark pretty soon. That could complicate the search for this suspect, right . Probably not for what were doing right now. We can operate after dark if we need that. Were not going a blocktoblock search, our Research Indicates that could not be productive at this point. But the weather here is clear and quite warm. Wont be an issue after dark. We have our best folks on this from all three precincts, detectives, Gang Task Force, gun enforcement and our federal partners. Do you have a good description of the shooter . I dont have that right now. Working to get some more information from investigators that they can share publicly. We have a lot of information coming in. We need to clarify before we give out information that may not be correct. Sergeant, i dont know if you can hold on with us. I want to quickly listen in, a friend of one of the victims is speaking to a reporter from our affiliate, koin. Lets listen in for a moment. You have multiple children who are focused on getting an education and feeling safe. This is also a disruption to that. The concern is not just the shooting itself. The shooting is traumatic, traumatic to the residents, traumatic to the children, even the young adults who attend p. C. C. But i dont have any personal opinion other than the fact that being a resident, its heartbreaking. We will have to look on and continue to teach our youth in jeopardy of such an event. Tell us about the student. Hows he doing . What are you hearing what ive heard so far is that everyone is going to be okay. And thats physically. In these events, im not quite sure. Ive never had to experience being shot myself. But i would venture to say its going to be very emotionally traumatic in recovery as well as to live with it for the rest of their lives. That it could have been possibly their life that could have been taken. So i believe thats probably the most impactful thing at this time considering that everyone is all right. What does the Community Need to do . A lot of kids out here witnessed something horrible. What do we need to do to support them right now . What were doing right now is what we need to do, band together for factual information that is not too alarming or alarming enough to make people move, to get involved with educating their kids, educating even adults who have kids about how to avoid these certain types of activities that are not helpful to the positive furtherance of the community. I believe the community is responsible for the good and the bad. Because it takes those that live in the community to do bad and it takes those who live in the community to do good. Tell us about this kid. Can you give us his name and what hes like . Good student, goes to church . The young man that i know, his name is ray. And he is a young man who is, according to my he has aspirations and dreams. He is with purpose. He is spiritually and mentally soundminded. Hes, like i said, my pastor is b. E. Johnston. And under his tutelage, im sure he also feels that he has a safe haven to find refuge with this church and the people who are there, his family, basically. There you have a little description of whats going on from one of the victims Sergeant Pete simpson of the Portland Police department is still with us. Sergeant, i dont know if you got any insight from what we just heard from that friend of one of the victims. But if you want to weigh in, go ahead. Well, i think what he hit on was very important, that the community here is [ inaudible ] all of our Community Partners are here. The Portland Police bureau has a very strong text connection to some Community Groups in this area and folks are here, were working with them, sharing what information we do have, because this does and it will impact the community as a whole. This is a tightknit neighborhood. A lot of folks who are upset right now. Totally understandably as well. Sergeant pete simpson of the portland, oregon, police department, thanks very much. Well stay on top of this story. Stay in close touch with you and your colleagues. Once again, a shooting near a high school, the Rosemary Anderson high school in north portland, oregon. Three students now in hospital, hopefully theyre going to be okay. The suspect, though, armed, dangerous, clearly, on the loose, a massive manhunt under way in portland right now. Theres other Important News were following in the situation room. Including this, did American Forces inadvertently allow the creation of isis . We have new information on how t some prisons roamed freely at a prison camp. Tens of thousands of people without power. Were going live to california for the latest on one of the most powerful storms to hit that state in years. She inspires you. No question about that. But your erectile dysfunction that could be a question of blood flow. 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