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- The Los Angeles County district attorney's office is investigating the shooting of an 18-year-old by a school safety officer.
- The shooting has left Manuela Rodriguez brain dead, her family said.
- The incident followed a physical altercation between Rodriguez and a 15-year-old girl.
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The Los Angeles County district attorney is investigating the shooting of an 18-year-old by a school safety officer at a Southern California high school, the Long Beach Police Department said.
Manuela Rodriguez was left brain dead after being shot in the head by a school safety officer, her family said.
Rodriguez was engaged in a physical altercation with a 15-year-old girl when the officer approached them in his car, according to LBPD. When Rodriguez attempted to flee the scene in the passenger seat of a car, the officer approached her as she sat in the vehicle and shot her in the back of the head.
The motive for the initial assault between Rodriguez and the other female is still unknown, but detectives on the case believe that the pair knew each other. LBPD confirmed that Rodriguez initiated the assault.
A 20-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy were also at the scene and attempted to flee with Rodriguez, LBPD said.
The investigation is ongoing and will be continued by the LA district attorney's office.
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