One person injured in shooting in Sebastopol grocery store parking lot

Sebastopol police are investigating a shooting Tuesday morning that injured a man and briefly put nearby West County High School on lockdown.

The shooting occurred in the North Main Street Safeway parking lot around 8:30 a.m.

A victim suffered a non-life-threatening injury to his leg, Police Chief Kevin Kilgore said Tuesday afternoon. The man is being treated at a local hospital.

The shooter is described as a Hispanic man wearing a black beanie cap, red hoodie-style sweatshirt or jacket, blue jeans with a black stripe down the side of the leg, white gym shoes and a black face covering.

He fled north on Highway 116 in a red, older model, two-door sedan. The rear driver’s side hubcap was black or missing, and there may have been damage near the rear passenger side.

The shooter was a passenger and the driver is described as a woman with blond hair, according to police.

The weapon is described as a revolver.

The nearby high school was locked down briefly.

Vice Principal Dani Barese alerted staff, parents and students of the shooting and lockdown around 8:50 a.m. and asked people not to come to the Analy Avenue campus.

Eight minutes later, Barese said the high school was reopened after police said the suspect had fled the area.

Staff Writer Kaylee Tornay contributed to this story. You can reach Staff Writer Lori A. Carter at 707-521-5470 or lori.carter@pressdemocrat.com. On Twitter @loriacarter.