Sacramento school increases football game security after shooting

Fans coming into the Grant High School Football game Friday were met with increased security measures, following a deadly shooting the week prior in the school’s parking lot. In response, Twin Rivers Unified School District announced it would begin using metal detectors at athletic events as part of enhanced security measures effective Friday. “The use of metal detectors at other TR high school campuses is under discussion as an added safety precaution for our students, staff, families and community members attending sporting events,” a district spokesperson said in a statement. Ane Fifita and her family came to the game to watch her nephews play, she said. “Safety is first,” she said. “I think that’s how everyone can enjoy their time when they know they’re safe.”| MORE | 1 arrested for assaulting man who was later killed during Grant High School football game, police say District 2 Sacramento City Councilmember Sean Loloee attended Friday’s game, saying he was heartbroken for the families impacted in the shooting the week prior but was proud to see the community Come together to support Grant athletes. “I’m so happy the community is here supporting the team,” he said. “We need events like this to bring our community together, to form unity and to show the great things about our district.”Other safety protocols included: No backpacks Students 14 and younger who do not attend Grant Union High School must be accompanied by an adult at all times All students must have a student identification card If individuals leave the stadium, they will not be able to return Fans engaging in disruptive behavior will be escorted from the stadium and school grounds and could be banned from all future sporting events on campusTwin Rivers Unified School District Police Department Chief David Lugo said late Friday night that the game was a success (Grant beat Laguna Creek 54 to 21) and that there were no issues to report.Aaron Cardoza, of the organization Brother to Brother — a local group that mentors youth and aims to reduce gun and gang violence in Sacramento — said he wanted young people to see their organization at Friday’s game. For him, he said, the solution lies in building trust.”They have to trust you,” he said. “If they don’t trust you, they’re not going to open up to you.”The Sacramento Police Department had officers on hand, too, to support district officers. A spokesperson for the department confirmed a suspect has yet to be named in last week’s fatal shooting. The investigation is ongoing, the spokesperson said.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

Fans coming into the Grant High School Football game Friday were met with increased security measures, following a deadly shooting the week prior in the school’s parking lot.

In response, Twin Rivers Unified School District announced it would begin using metal detectors at athletic events as part of enhanced security measures effective Friday.

“The use of metal detectors at other TR high school campuses is under discussion as an added safety precaution for our students, staff, families and community members attending sporting events,” a district spokesperson said in a statement.

Ane Fifita and her family came to the game to watch her nephews play, she said.

“Safety is first,” she said. “I think that’s how everyone can enjoy their time when they know they’re safe.”

| MORE | 1 arrested for assaulting man who was later killed during Grant High School football game, police say

District 2 Sacramento City Councilmember Sean Loloee attended Friday’s game, saying he was heartbroken for the families impacted in the shooting the week prior but was proud to see the community come together to support Grant athletes.

“I’m so happy the community is here supporting the team,” he said. “We need events like this to bring our community together, to form unity and to show the great things about our district.”

Other safety protocols included:

• No backpacks
• Students 14 and younger who do not attend Grant Union High School must be accompanied by an adult at all times
• All students must have a student identification card
• If individuals leave the stadium, they will not be able to return
• Fans engaging in disruptive behavior will be escorted from the stadium and school grounds and could be banned from all future sporting events on campus

Twin Rivers Unified School District Police Department Chief David Lugo said late Friday night that the game was a success (Grant beat Laguna Creek 54 to 21) and that there were no issues to report.

Aaron Cardoza, of the organization Brother to Brother — a local group that mentors youth and aims to reduce gun and gang violence in Sacramento — said he wanted young people to see their organization at Friday’s game.

For him, he said, the solution lies in building trust.

“They have to trust you,” he said. “If they don’t trust you, they’re not going to open up to you.”

The Sacramento Police Department had officers on hand, too, to support district officers. A spokesperson for the department confirmed a suspect has yet to be named in last week’s fatal shooting.

The investigation is ongoing, the spokesperson said.