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Police Arrest 2 in San Francisco High School Shooting

San Francisco Police on Thursday said they arrested two people in connection to Tuesday's shooting at a high school in San Francisco's Excelsior District.

San Francisco police told NBC Bay Area both of those arrested were juveniles.

Four 15-year-old students, three males and one female, were injured in the shooting that occurred just as June Jordan School for Equity at 325 La Grande Ave. was letting out for the day.

Police on Wednesday said one suspect pulled out a gun in the school parking lot and began shooting as everyone ran. As many as four suspects then fled west on Brazil Avenue.

One student suffered life-threatening injuries in the attack, but district officials today said all four are recovering.

Students said the entire school joined together for a peace circle on Wednesday morning.

Interim Superintendent Myong Leigh said she understood that the shooting was committed by a "small group of outsiders unaffiliated with the school" who appeared to be targeting a particular student for reasons that remain unclear.

Police have said the other students injured in the attack appear to have been bystanders.

"I need to state emphatically that this isolated event, although awful, should not be viewed as a negative reflection on JJSE," Leigh said, describing the school as an intentionally small school that emphasizes social justice, preparation for college and "rigorous, independent thinking."

Bay City News contributed to this report.

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