Mesa, Arizona: Shots Fired During Baseball Game at Skyline High School, Child Struck by Fragment
Mesa police say shots were fired at about 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5, during a baseball game at Skyline High School. A child was struck by a fragment that ricocheted onto the field, was checked at the scene and is expected to be OK. The campus was briefly locked down and no arrests were made.
Key points
- Shots were fired during a baseball game at Skyline High School in Mesa on Thursday night, Nov. 5, and a child on the field was struck by a fragment or debris that ricocheted onto the diamond, Mesa…
- Police said the shots were fired at around 7:30 p.m. while several evening events were underway on the campus.
- One child was struck by a fragment or debris that ricocheted onto the baseball field, FOX 10 Phoenix reported, citing Mesa police.
Shots were fired during a baseball game at Skyline High School in Mesa on Thursday night, Nov. 5, and a child on the field was struck by a fragment or debris that ricocheted onto the diamond, Mesa police said.
Police said the shots were fired at around 7:30 p.m. while several evening events were underway on the campus. Officers responded to the athletic fields at the school near Southern Avenue and Crismon Road, AZFamily reported. Mesa police told 12News that a shots fired call was reported at Skyline High School at 7:30 p.m.
The child
One child was struck by a fragment or debris that ricocheted onto the baseball field, FOX 10 Phoenix reported, citing Mesa police. Medical personnel evaluated the child at the scene, and the child is expected to be OK. AZFamily reported that a child may have been hit by a projectile after the shooting during the game. Police have not released the child's name or age, and no other injury was reported in the accounts published by Friday morning.
Lockdown and the search for the shooter
Officers placed the campus on a brief lockdown while they responded, FOX 10 reported. No arrests were made. In the reports published by Friday morning, police had not identified who fired the shots, where the shots came from, or why they were fired. FOX 10 reported that the gunfire erupted outside the high school while the game and other evening events were going on inside the campus grounds.
The shooting cut short an ordinary school night. Families and players were on the fields for a baseball game, and other events were running at the same time, which is why police moved the whole campus into lockdown while officers checked the area.
The three local accounts agree on the core facts. FOX 10 and AZFamily both reported a shooting during the game on Thursday night, and 12News reported the same 7:30 p.m. call time from Mesa police. None of the three reported a second victim or any damage to the school, and police had not said by Friday morning whether the shots were aimed at the campus or where exactly they were fired from.
What police are asking
Anyone with information is urged to call the Mesa Police Department at 480-644-2211, FOX 10 reported. By Friday morning, Nov. 6, police had announced no arrest and no suspect description in the reports carried by local outlets, and the investigation into the Thursday night shooting at Skyline High School was still open.
Timeline
- Nov 5, 2026At about 7:30 p.m., shots are fired during a baseball game at Skyline High School in Mesa while several evening events are underway on campus. A child is struck by a fragment or debris that ricochets onto the field, is evaluated at the scene and is expected to be OK. Officers place the campus on a brief lockdown and make no arrests.
- Nov 6, 2026By Friday morning, police have announced no arrest and no suspect description in local reports, and anyone with information is urged to call the Mesa Police Department at 480-644-2211.