A pupil at a Maryland highschool died after being shot by one other pupil throughout an altercation on Friday in a faculty lavatory, Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler stated.

Warren Curtis Grant, 15, died after the taking pictures at Joppatowne Excessive College, the sheriff stated at a media briefing.

A 16-year-old pupil whom police recognized because the shooter fled shortly afterward however was caught minutes later close by.

“He has but to be charged, however can be charged, and on the time these fees are most well-liked as an grownup, we are going to launch the title of the suspect,” Gahler stated.

One teen shot one other throughout a dispute in a Maryland highschool lavatory Friday in what authorities referred to as an remoted incident.

Gahler additionally stated that the sheriff’s workplace has had greater than 10 incidents since 2022 “the place the suspect was both the sufferer, witness or the suspect in an incident dealt with by the Harford County Sheriff’s Workplace,” including that the investigation was in its early levels.

Shortly after the taking pictures, the sheriff’s workplace requested individuals to keep away from the realm, however emphasised that the confrontation was an “remoted incident, not an lively shooter.” A parent-student reunification middle was established at a close-by church. Greater than 100 personnel responded to the highschool about 20 miles (32 kilometers) northeast of Baltimore, Gahler stated.

The combat occurred two days after a shooter whom authorities recognized as a 14-year-old pupil killed 4 individuals at a highschool exterior Atlanta. Wednesday’s assault renewed debate about protected storage legal guidelines for weapons and had mother and father questioning discuss to their kids about faculty shootings and trauma.