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Raleigh police said a male was shot in the leg around 10:35 a.m. Friday on a softball field next to Optimist Pool. It put Sanderson High School on lockdown for about an hour on Friday morning.

<p>tonight at five. Police still looking for the person who opened fire at a park in Raleigh today, putting a school on lockdown WRL Sky five was overhead just after it happened right around Sanderson High school. Chelsea Donovan joins us now live to explain what officials are learning about the exchange that prompted the shooting and whether students were ever at risk Chelsea. Yeah. First we want to show you what happened here at Optimist Park. It was right near the dugout of this field here and it's unclear now if one or both of the people involved in that shooting were high school students. But what we do know from witnesses nearby, They say once that shooting occurred, everybody in this general area scattered a ball field is an unlikely place to see crime scene tape on a friday morning. The neighborhood is a wonderful neighborhood. This is really people out walking their dogs all the time walking, you know, getting exercise, jogging, etcetera, kids playing at the ballpark. Tom Duval came out of his house to an unsettling scene, Raleigh police say a fight broke out on the park grounds near the softball field at Optimist. A field that students say is a common place to hang out between classes and one that's just a short wooded walk away from Sanderson High School home to roughly 2000 students. We all just stayed quiet and just hope for the best. Were you scared? Pretty scared? We're like, what will we do if there actually is somebody in the school? The school went on lockdown for about an hour before it was lifted due to the isolated shooting incident, immediate danger to the public or anything like that. And we're working some possible leads, all Raleigh police would say as a male was shot in the leg and transported to a nearby hospital. No word yet. If he or the shooter were students, panic and concern has risen in recent weeks After the Texas school shooting that left 19 Children and two teachers dead with all that's going on with all the gun violence. It's disturbing and not really that surprising. Um, but because you know, with all the guns around, I think it could happen anywhere anytime now. Both Raleigh police nor Wake County public schools will tell us or confirm if both of those folks involved were students. And that lockdown was lifted at Sanderson High School just about an hour after it was stated, Deborah Chelsea Donovan reporting live. Thank you.</p>

Raleigh police searching for shooting suspect after Sanderson High School put on lockdown

Raleigh police said a man was shot in the leg around 10:35 a.m. Friday on a softball field next to Optimist Pool.

it was a scary morning for students and their families, kids attending Sanderson high school. After a shooting took place at a nearby park, it happened at optimist park right next to Sanderson High School around 10 30 this this morning Raleigh police say an altercation happened at that baseball field that backs up to the school but is on park property. They tell us a male was shot in the leg and is expected to be okay. But that shooting prompted Sanderson to go into a code red lockdown for a little over an hour. Residents who live nearby say after the school shooting that we saw in texas, everybody is feeling a bit on edge with all that's going on with all the gun violence. It's disturbing. Not really that surprising. Um, but because you know with all the guns around, I think it could happen anywhere anytime and we are waiting to hear the identity of the suspect as well as the person who was shot. And if there are any students involved in this that attended Sanderson. So as you can imagine, parents rushed to pick up their students after the lockdown W. Ariel's Adamo and spoke to students and parents about what was going through their minds, given everything happening in this country. Adam Lena District officials say this code red lockdown at Sanderson High School there behind me was only a precaution. It turns out students and staff inside were perfectly safe when all is said and done, but as you just mentioned, try telling that to parents who these days are on high alert. Many of them lined up at the school to get to their, the worry and concern around Sanderson high could be seen in the line of cars leading to the school. Families eager to get to their students. My daughter is studying in this school. I am really upset. After recent events, concerns over guns and schools are high. It moved many people to race to this high school school workers and police approached cars and tried to provide answers. Panic. We really didn't know what was going on. Students tell me they weren't sure what to think either. After the shooting at a nearby park, teachers rushed students two rooms to protect them, Alexandra. Oh Jada was in the lunch room at the time. Just telling us to go back in the kitchen and everything rooms were locked. Staff and students took positions away from doors and windows. About an hour after the shooting, school officials say they got the all clear from police families were told it was not necessary to pick up their Children early. Clearly, many felt their students were safer at home. People come here to school to feel safe and now we can't feel safe at school because people come to basically ruin other people. Pretty incredible to hear a young person say that isn't it? That code red lockdown that Sanderson was under earlier today. That is the highest security level of school can go to in the wake County school district. The school district says their security team and law enforcement do have a close working relationship. They were very grateful for that. On this particular day, two extra officers were placed at the school after that lockdown just to beef up security for the day. Back to you, Lena. You can certainly understand that. First parents, frustration and his pain as well. Adam Owens, reporting live in Raleigh. Thank you.

Optimist Park shooting prompts lockdown at Sanderson High School in Raleigh

Raleigh police said a man was shot in the leg around 10:35 a.m. Friday on the softball field next to Optimist Pool.

and back to the breaking news in Valley. A long line of cars are filling up the car pool lane right now outside Sanderson High School. After lockdown related to nearby shooting, we've learned the shooting happened at nearby Optimist Park on the baseball field. Take a look at this map. You can see how close the school is to Optimist Park. We have team coverage for you right now. We begin with W Orioles Chelsea Donovan, she's live at Optimist Park to show us the scene right now, Chelsea. Yeah, you mentioned that proximity. Let's just show you this is exactly where we are now, which is at the back end of the park on the other side of the tree line. There is Sanderson and then we're going to show you the baseball field because this is where that shooting happened right on the other side of that dug out there. This was a shooting that Raleigh police responded to about 10 30 this morning. It wasn't a report regarding an altercation between two individuals were working. Now to figure out if they were to students. Now that shooting prompted Sanderson High School, just beyond that tree line. To go on lockdown police tell us a man was shot in the leg and that that man has non life threatening injuries. No further information about what was going on at this time. We're still investigating. This only happened about an hour ago. So we're very very early in the investigative stages, still working to learn more. Of course, we do know that Raleigh police plans to beef up their patrols at Sanderson High School, although that lockdown has been lifted as about 30 minutes ago. They'll have two additional officers on school property today, in addition to their S. R. O. And just showing you the scene here since it does. But right up to the high school there, we did learn from several students that this is a place that students like to sort of gather and hang out between classes. Of course, many of us are wondering about the victim and of course the subject who pulled the trigger. We're working to find that information and we'll have it to you as it becomes available back to you Chelsea Donovan reporting live at Optimist Park.

Sanderson HS lifts lockdown after shooting nearby at Optimist Park

Raleigh police said someone was shot in the leg around 10:35 a.m. Friday on the softball field next to Optimist Pool.

But we begin with that breaking news out of Bali is shooting at an optimist park. Baseball field led to a lockdown at the neighbor. I sentence in high school. That lockdown was lifted in the past 15 minutes. Wrs Chelsea Donovan is live at the scene. Chelsea. What have you learned about this in the last 30 minutes? Yeah. Well the good news is Sanderson High school is not on that lockdown anymore. It's been lifted as about 15 minutes ago. I'm gonna step aside so you can see what we're seeing here, detectives still on the scene. You can see that crime scene tape up around the perimeter of this baseball field. We're actually on the property of Optimist Park but Sanderson's softball field and baseball field sort of. But up there, Sanderson is just behind that tree line. We understand that Raleigh police responded here around 10 30 this morning to the report of a shooting after an altercation between two individuals were still working to learn if those were students. Now that shooting prompted Sanderson to be put on lockdown. Police tell us that one man was shot in the leg. That man was transported to a hospital. He does have non life threatening injuries. Now as I mentioned earlier, the lockdown at Sanderson was lifted just about 10 minutes ago. But police here reassured us for parents and students that they will have extra staff police beefing up security just in case with what's gone on. Of course in texas. So they've got two extra police officers on the scene today. In addition to the S. R. Of course we're learning learning more about what led up to this altercation and we'll bring that to you as we have it. Hi Chelsea Donovan reporting. We appreciate that.

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The playground is at 5900 Whittier Dr., Raleigh.I'll admit it. I've written a lot about the new playground at Raleigh's Optimist Park. But it's exciting when a new play space opens - and this park is definitely worth a drive if you consider everything it has to offer.