Nov 2, 2009 3:44 pm US/Pacific
Students Mourn Girl Murdered At H.S. Football Game
LONG BEACH (CBS) ―
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A makeshift memorial was set up outside Woodrow Wilson High School for 16-year-old Melody Ross.
CBS
Grief counselors Monday planned to be at Woodrow Wilson High School to comfort classmates of a 16-year-old honors student, who was fatally shot outside a high school football game Friday.
Melody Ross had attended the homecoming game at Wilson High School dressed in a Supergirl costume and was described by police as "an innocent bystander who was not involved" in the dispute that triggered shootings following the game.
Ross and two men, ages 18 and 20, were shot at around 10 p.m. on Ximeno Avenue, next to the high school's stadium, after the game. The young men were expected to survive, but Ross died at a hospital from a gunshot wound to her side, police said.
"There was an argument between two groups of people and shots were fired into a crowd," Long Beach Police Sgt. Dina Zapalski said.
Witnesses heard five to seven shots as the crowd left the stadium after Polytechnic beat Wilson, 34-15.
No arrests have been made in the case and police could not say if it was a gang-related shooting.
Ross was a junior at Wilson, where she was an honors student enrolled in advanced placement classes, according to Long Beach Unified School District officials. She was also on the track team.
Officials said they had placed extra security at the game against cross-town rival Long Beach Polytechnic High School.
Police asked anyone who took photos or video at the game to contact detectives Scott Lasch or Malcolm Evans at (562) 570-7244.
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