A student shot one of his classmates at his Maryland high school on Friday and was forced to evacuate the school, just two days after a gunman killed four people at a Georgia high school.
The shooting occurred around 12:36 p.m. in a restroom at Joppatowne High School, about 20 miles northeast of Baltimore, Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said.
The 16-year-old gunman shot his 15-year-old victim after a fight broke out on his first day of school.
The victim was immediately cared for by school nurses and flown to a hospital by helicopter in serious condition.
The incident resulted in a massive emergency response and the evacuation of the school.
A student shot and killed one of his classmates at his Maryland high school on Friday and was forced to evacuate the school, just two days after a gunman killed four people at a Georgia high school.
The shooting occurred around 12:36 p.m. in a restroom at Joppatowne High School, about 20 miles northeast of Baltimore, Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said.
The 16-year-old gunman shot the 15-year-old victim after a fight broke out on the shooter’s first day of school
The gunman reportedly fled the school, sparking fears that a shooting might occur, before he was arrested within minutes at a nearby apartment complex, authorities said.
School staff and police responded quickly and within 15 minutes over 100 officers were on site.
The Harford County Sheriff’s Office warned the public to avoid the area, but stressed that this was an “isolated incident.”
It is currently unclear what led to the fight. The investigation is ongoing.
School staff and police responded quickly, and more than 100 officers arrived on the scene within 15 minutes.
The Harford County Sheriff’s Office warned the public to avoid the area, but stressed that this was an “isolated incident.”
Gahler said the victim is in critical condition in the hospital and is believed to have been the only one shot.
Gahler said the suspect was allegedly “known” to authorities, but it was currently unclear in what capacity.
The shooting came just days after 14-year-old Colt Gray went on a bloody rampage that left four people dead at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia.
Armed with an assault rifle, the teenager pointed the weapon at students in a school hallway when classmates refused to hold the door open for him.
The two 14-year-old students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo as well as the teachers Christina Irmie (53) and Richard Aspinall (39) were killed.
At least nine others were injured.
Images showed students streaming onto campus while terrified parents searched for their children. One mother described the scene outside the school as pure “chaos.”
