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Two boys, 11 and 14, killed overnight at Union City elementary school

Updated  November 23, 2019 6:29pm PST
Union City
KTVU FOX 2

Two boys fatally shot in Union City

Leigh Martinez reports.

UNION CITY, Calif. - Union City Police are continuing to investigate an early Saturday morning double homicide at an elementary school where two boys, ages 11 and 14 were found dead, authorities said.

Police said they found both boys found shot at Searles Elementary School on 15th Street.

Authorities received multiple 911 calls about gunfire heard in the area of Sherman Drive and Colgate Drive, just before 1:30 a.m. Saturday.

Officers arrived on scene, and found the two youths in the parking lot of the school. One boy died at the scene, while the other died in route to the trauma center, said Union City Police.

The identities of the boys has not been released, and no suspects are in custody.

Police closed off Sherman Drive, between Colgate Drive and 15th Street, as they investigate the deadly shootings. This area is expected to be cordoned off for several hours.