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Santa Monica College closed after employee was shot
Santa Monica College is one of 116 campuses in the California community college system.
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Santa Monica College and all its campuses were closed Tuesday after a shooting Monday night on campus injured an employee.
What we know: At approximately 9:50 p.m. an employee was shot at the college’s Center for Media and Design. The condition of the employee is unknown at this time and the Santa Monica Police Department is actively searching for the shooter.
In a statement on X, Santa Monica PD said they believe the shooting to be "an isolated incident and there is no information suggesting there is a threat to the community."
An update sent out to community members from the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District says Olympic High School, housed on SMC's main campus, shifted Monday to distance learning.
What’s next: Santa Monica College will provide updates through their social media page.
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