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Three arrested after gunfire near East Palo Alto school wounds resident

Shots fired near KIPP Esperanza High School in East Palo Alto injure one and lead to arrests early Saturday.

Nov 8, 2026, 12:46 PM By the Genius Eye newsroom (City Reporter) · Fact-checkedHow we report
Photo: Terry Lucas / CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

According to Palo Alto Online, a man and two teenagers were arrested following gunfire near KIPP Esperanza High School in East Palo Alto early Saturday morning.

The ShotSpotter system detected gunfire shortly before 6 a.m. in the 900 block of Garden Street. Police reported that two parked vehicles and a residence were hit by bullets.

A 51-year-old East Palo Alto resident was wounded by gunfire but sustained non-life-threatening injuries, police said on social media.

Officers responding observed several vehicles fleeing, including one that reversed quickly into a parked car and then struck a police cruiser while escaping.

The fleeing vehicle was pursued to the 2100 block of Pulgas Avenue, where it collided with multiple parked vehicles before the pursuit ended with arrests.

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  1. Palo Alto Online: Resident wounded, 3 arrested after gunshots fired near East Palo Alto school
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