sarah hogan was back in class today to tell her friends she is okay but what she did was not smart. she was shot in the shoulder. it happened last night after she parked her car and left the keys inside to go talk to friends. a man got inside her car and took off. hogan and her friends chased him and at a red light she open the driver side of the door. >>it was pretty quick. he did not say anything he pulled out the gun and shot me and at that moment i was shocked. i did not know what to do. he ran through the red light.>>the car was found abandoned a few blocks away, the gunman is still on the loose and police say no one should do what sarah hogan did. >>> an elementary school in south bay canceled an annual field trip to see santa claus this week following a complaint from a parent that other religions are being overlooked. we report from san jose where that decision caused a rift between parents.>>reporter: at the elementary school parents are at odds with each other. it all started when the trip to santa claus was canceled. >>their parents not wanted to hang out with other paren

sarah hogan is admitting she made a bad decision. police search for the man who shot her as she tried to get her car back. she's okay. she was brave, but not a good idea. >> reporter: that is police. police say call them, let them do the leg work. they think the car thief is just about the same age as the victim. you don't have to tell her, sarah hogan knows she made bad decisions last night. >> there is no excuse for it. i was just irresponsible. >> she's lucky to be alive after being shot during a dangerous confrontation with a thief who had just stolen her car. uc san jose police are gathering evidence where it happened. the 17-year-old left the keys inside of her camery while talking with a friend in another car near alamaden lake park. they saw the man driving away and decided to follow. >> i was angry and made a rash decision. it wasn't smart. >> reporter: sarah says they caught up with the guy and she opened the door. >> i opened it and i said get out of my car. >> reporter: he shot her below the collar bone. the bullet going

tonight, soon jose resident sarah hogan is admitting she made a bad decision.search for the man who shot her as she tried to get her car back. she's okay. she was brave, but not a good idea. >> reporter: that is police. police say call them, let them do the leg work. they think the car thief is just about the same age as the victim. you don't have to tell her, sarah hogan knows she made bad decisions last night. >> there is no excuse for it. i was just irresponsible. >> she's lucky to be alive after being shot during a dangerous confrontation with a thief who had just stolen her car. uc san jose police are gathering evidence where it happened. the 17-year-old left the keys inside of her camery while talking with a friend in

>>reporter: you don't have to tell her sarah hogan knows she made some bad decisions lastd night. >>y is inform excuse. for it. i was just irresponsible. >>reporter: she is lucky to be alive after being shot during a dangerous confrontation with thief who had just stolen her car. uc san jose police gather evidence where it happened on winfield boulevard and coleman road. 17-year-old had left the keys inside her silver camry while talking with the friend in another car near leak park. when at the saw the man driving away they decided to follow. >> i was just really angry in the moment and i kind of made a rash decision. it wasn't smart. >>reporter: sarah says they caught up with the guy about a block away when he was stopped at a light. and she opened the door. >> i opened it and i said get out of my car. >>reporter: instead he shot her employee the collar bone. the bullet going clean through. friends took to social media with the hash-tag pray for sarah. >> we all were at school today trying to support her. >>reporter: to their surprise the high school senior showed up for class toda

sarah hogan is on the mend, this senior now has her arm in a sling. a man shot her in her shoulder after she chased him after stealing her car. >>i was angry in a moment and i made a rash decision and it wasn't smart, i obviously regret it.>>reporter: she was hanging out with a group of her friends in san jose around 6:30 last night, she left her keys in the ignition because she said she was lazy, a move she knows was irresponsible. that is when she noticed a man attempting to still her car, she chased him down the street, confronted him and opened up the car door.>>i open the door and i said get out of my car. he denies anything he pulled out the gun and shot me. i was shocked.>>that is when the man shot her with a handgun he was 3 feet away. >>i feel lucky. my friend who was sitting in a car said he was aiming for my head.>>reporter: that suspect took off. police recovered the stolen car and are getting fingerprints. >>it is property. your life is more important. consider instead of just going after and confronting the suspect to perhaps provide inf

sarah hogan says she was hanging out monday night with a group of friends near winfield and coleman near san jose. she had left her keys in her ignition when she saw a man get into her car and drive away. she said she made a rash decision to chase after him down the street. that man shot her from just three feet away. >> i never thought in a million years that i would get shot. you see in movies it could happen to you or anyone you love. >> sarah says she was wounded in her shoulder. she shows you there. afterwards she says the suspect ran away. and police did recover the stolen car. the police say it is a good idea not to take action during the crime, no personal property is worth your life. >>> aula fayette teenager is facing felony assault charges after breaking an opponent's nose during a water polo match. now, the 15-year-old allegedly hit a player on san jose's college preparatory team in september. contra costa county prosecutors filed the charges after someone handed over video to police, and they say the video shows the underwater hit to the boy's face was purposeful and cross l