Woman shoots mother-in-law with pellet gun

Friday, October 9, 2015
UPLAND, Calif. (KABC) -- A lockdown was lifted at an Upland elementary school after a woman shot her mother-in-law with a pellet gun near campus Friday.

Pepper Tree Elementary, located in the 1000 block of 18th Street, shut down around 4:55 p.m. when Upland police responded to reports of a shooting nearby.

Officials said the woman went to the school and confronted her mother-in-law with a pellet gun and fired her weapon at least one time.

The victim was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.

The suspect is in custody, according to police.
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Some students were at an after-school day care program at the time. They were evacuated safely shortly before 6 p.m.
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