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Central Coast high school scene of officer involved shooting

David von Diemar
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Deputies arriving to investigate reports of shots fire at Templeton High School met by hail of gunfire. They were uninjured. Another deputy wounded the suspected gunman.

There’s been an officer-involved shooting at a Central Coast high school.

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies were called to Templeton High School at around midnight Wednesday by reports of gunfire.

As the first deputies arrived on the scene, their patrol vehicle was hit multiple times by gunshots. They were uninjured.

A deputy in a second unit which arrived at the scene at almost the same time opened fire, wounding the suspected gunman. The 37-year-old man was taken to a hospital, where he’s reported to be in stable condition.

There is no word on what led to the incident. The high school had classes as usual Thursday.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.