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Suspect has already fled. this is also -- i live in los angeles. this is a suburban area, a city of about 200,000 people, so a relatively small police department. you'll have everyone in the area searching to try to find the suspect. >> i should also point out the sergeant, bob basey, they actually already uncovered a weapon already. we don't know, and law enforcement has to assume that the suspect is still armed and object kwviously dangerous. >> that's right. we've seen shootings where the shooter had more than one weapon, so officers will not let their guard down even though they've recover...

Recovered. but that's still preliminary information and we're still conducting our investigation into this incident. >> and you're still assuming he is potentially armed? >> well, we always assume our suspects are armed, even if a weapon is recovered on scene. we don't know if people are bringing in multiple weapons, we don't know what other type of resources they have, so any time an incident occurs, we consider them armed until we know that they're not, and that's usually after the arrest. >> we know that police tactics have changed and you try to go in whenever you can once there are office...

7:20 this morning local time, an off-duty deputy was dropping off his child at the high school when he thought he heard gunshots, so he began to investigate to see what was happening. at the same time the school resource deputy also on campus heard the same thing and was starting to investigate. the school was put on lockdown as a precaution. so just knowing there were police officers who also were parents who happened to be there, this deputy responding as one of the first people there, as we understand, to respond to the shooting on the campus. >> stephanie, i've also just gotten an update t...

I'm not sure if that's because of the word that this suspect is accounted for and dead. but there's still a lot for investigators -- this is a crime scene now. there is a lot for them to do. >> exactly, and we heard from a young lady earlier from one of our affiliates saying they were scattering, going into closets, trying to hide. police officers will have to clear that entire school. this is multiple buildings. it does give them a greater sense of relief that there is not an emergent situation, that they have the person believed to be deceased, but they have to do that due diligence to be su...

Everything we possibly can to bring this person to justice as well as ensuring that the neighboring communities and neighboring schools are safe while we conduct our search. we understand it's very traumatic for everybody and we're doing the best we can to bring this to a peaceful resolution. >> do you know anything about the suspect? there was a description early on of a male asian suspect wearing black clothing, or do you believe that the suspect is still on the campus or elsewhere? >> just for the sake of our officers, i can't tell you where we believe the suspect is. and you are correct, t...