The teen is being charged as an adult with murder, first and second-degree assault, and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony/crime of violence.
Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said in a press conference Friday that the 16-year-old student allegedly shot a 15-year-old during a fight inside a men's bathroom just after 12:30 p.m.
The 15-year-old victim, Warren Grant, was found suffering from a gunshot wound and was tended to by school nurses, staff, and students. He was then taken by helicopter to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center where he was pronounced dead after arriving.
After the shooting, the 16-year-old fled the school and was found in a nearby neighborhood after residents called 911 to report a suspicious person trying to break into a house. The suspect was taken into custody without incident around 12:52 p.m.
He is currently being held in the Harford County Detention Center awaiting his initial appearance before a judicial officer.
The sheriff's office said the events leading up to the shooting and the relationship between the victim and suspect are still under investigation.
"I graduated from that high school, I never thought in a million years something like that would happen. That's just disgusting. That type of thing doesn't happen here in Joppatowne, never ever," Matthew Wiggins, a neighbor said. "Why did you have to bring a gun into this situation? Why are you even bringing it into the school? School is supposed to be about safety, learning, discipline…it breaks my heart."
Get updates delivered to you daily. Free and customizable.
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.
Comments / 0