16-year-old boy dies from gunshot wounds, two arrested in Fairfield shooting near Armijo High School

A 16-year-old boy has died after shots rang out in a violent confrontation near a Fairfield high school Friday afternoon, police said.

Police responded to multiple reports of a possible shooting in the area of Bell Avenue near Washington Street just after 5 p.m. and learned there was a “gun battle” between two groups of people near Armijo High School, according to the Fairfield Police Department.

Responding officers found two victims suffering from gunshot wounds and learned two suspects had fled the scene, officials said.

The 16-year-old boy, who was not identified, died from his injuries Friday night. The second victim, only identified as an 18-year-old man, remained in critical condition Saturday.

It is unknown if the suspects and victims were students of Armijo High School.

Officers learned one suspect fled into a residential area and a second suspect went toward the high school, officials said.

The shooting prompted officials to place the school on lockdown, sending students who were attending a football game at the athletics field into the gymnasium on campus.

Officers believe the suspect blended in with roughly 500 students and parents fleeing into the gym when the lockdown was announced. Police took the suspect, who has not been identified, into custody without incident.

The second suspect was found by police in a home a few blocks from the shooting, officials said Friday night.

Neither of the suspects have been identified.

There are no other suspects or threats to the community, police said.

Officials designated a location for parents to pick up their children at a nearby parking lot at Empire and Jefferson streets.

The high school will be closed temporarily as investigators comb the area for evidence, police said.

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The Solano County Sheriff’s Office, Vacaville Police Department, the County Office of Emergency Services assisted at the scene.

Lauren Hernandez is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: lauren.hernandez@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @LaurenPorFavor