A 16-year-old high school student was arrested Friday after allegedly gunning down a fellow classmate in a school bathroom, local officials said.
Officials responded to the scene of an active assailant at Joppatowne High School in Maryland around 12:36 p.m., Friday, according to a Harford County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) press release. A Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer assigned to the high school was present at the time of the shooting and “immediately responded to identify and address the threat,” the HCSO said.
Officials entered the school “within two minutes” and began searching for the suspect in addition to any potential victims.
“Students evacuated a 15-year-old Joppatowne High School student suffering from a gunshot wound from the interior of the school to the school entry where school nurses, staff, and students provided care and support,” the press release read.
The victim, identified as 15-year-old…
