Williamsburg Charter High School released the following statement, which said, in part, "We are cooperating with the police on the on-going investigation," adding, "We are deeply troubled by today's events. It's also not clear if the students were the intended targets, or if they were involved in the fight. Police sources said two groups were fighting outside the school when someone pulled out a gun and fired, adding the shooter was wearing a mask, but it's unclear if the shooter was a student. Police say the shooter was wearing a mask, as well as black Adidas pants, a white-and-gray hooded sweatshirt and a brown bubble jacket.Ģ students, 1 staff member shot near Brooklyn school 02:04ĬBS2 was told a 15-year-old female student and a 17-year-old male student were each shot in the leg, and a 37-year-old private security guard at the school suffered a graze wound to the neck.Īll three were listed in stable condition. WCHS leadership will be meeting with government officials this week to discuss the recent uptick of violence in our community and how we can work together to keep our students and staff members safe." We are deeply troubled by today's events. We would like to thank first responders for arriving quickly. At this time, we can confirm that the two students did not receive life-threatening injuries however, we cannot speak to the seriousness of all of the injuries. We are cooperating with the police on the on-going investigation. "WCHS can confirm two students and one staff member were injured in today's shooting outside of school. It's dangerous in New York, and then in school? To get out of school?" Cabrera said. Kids don't need to go through this stress. "I had to drag my son out of the school right now in tears. There are no arrests at this time and the motive is not clear. The suspect ran away northbound on White Street. They and the security guard are in stable condition at Elmhurst Hospital. It's not clear if the students shot were targeted or if they were even involved in the fight. That's when everything broke loose," Cabrera said. They ran toward somebody in the middle of the intersection, and then you just heard, like, three, four shots. Then all of a sudden, something happened that everybody ran. "He came, the security grabbed him and said something to him, pushed him aside, and they kept going. She says then the group came back with one person holding that piece of wood. Pop, pop, pop, three or four times," parent Elizabeth Cabrera said.Ĭabrera was picking her son up from school when she says a group of kids were told to go away by security guards. "It sounded like fireworks, like popping sound. A school security guard has a graze wound to the neck. Bullets struck a 15-year-old female student and a 17-year-old male student in the leg. Police say two groups were fighting when someone pulled out a gun. down the block near the Williamsburg Charter High School.Ī parent said it was right before dismissal and fears it could have been a lot worse.Ī wooden block is part of what one witness says provoked a fight that eventually lead to shots being fired. Police say the gunfire broke out after a fight. Two students and a security guard were shot near a Brooklyn charter school Wednesday. Police seek suspect in shooting near Brooklyn charter high school 02:35
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