Frederick, MD
Schools
Threat Of School Shooting At Frederick County HS Air Dropped To Students' Phones, Sheriff Says Threat Of School Shooting At Frederick County HS Air Dropped To Students' Phones, Sheriff Says
Threat Of School Shooting At Frederick County HS Air Dropped To Students' Phones, Sheriff Says Members of the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office were called to an area high school to investigate reports of a threat of a potential shooting in the building. Shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 25, the threat of a school shooting was air-dropped into the phones of three students in one classroom at Walkersville High School, according to the sheriff’s office. In response, school officials say that two classrooms were placed into a “hold status,” which involves all students and staff to remain in place while the threat was investigated. Sheriff’s deputies and Frederick County Publi…

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by Zak Failla
Fredericksburg, VA
News
Student Who Shot VA Teacher Wanted To Set Another On Fire, Watch Her Burn: Reports Student Who Shot VA Teacher Wanted To Set Another On Fire, Watch Her Burn: Reports
Student Who Shot VA Teacher Wanted To Set Another On Fire, Watch Her Burn: Reports The elementary school student who shot his teacher in Virginia reportedly told others that he wanted to set another educator on fire and watch her burn to death. Last month, Abby Zwerner, 25, was shot and hospitalized by a 6-year-old student at Recheck Elementary School in Newport News in what appears to have been a premeditated attack against the educator. According to reports, the child, who was known to cause chaos in the classroom, once wrote a note stating that he hated a different teacher and wanted to set her on fire to kill her, though administrators dismissed the letter and told h…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax, VA
Schools
Teacher Shot By Student In Virginia On Road To Recovery Teacher Shot By Student In Virginia On Road To Recovery
Teacher Shot By Student In Virginia On Road To Recovery The first grade teacher who was shot by one of her 6-year-old students in Virginia was on the road to recovery as of Monday, Jan. 9. Abby Zwerner, 25, was able to confiscate the gun from her first grade student at Richneck Elementary School last week when he pulled the trigger, a parent tells the Washington Post. Zwerner was in serious but stable condition, confirms Richneck Elementary School in a statement.  "We are happy to learn today that she is in stable condition and is talking with family and friends," school officials state. Zwerner had reportedly yelled to the rest of …

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by Annie DeVoe
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Police ID Teen Girl Killed In Baltimore Shooting Police ID Teen Girl Killed In Baltimore Shooting
Police ID Teen Girl Killed In Baltimore Shooting Police have identified the teen killed in a Baltimore shooting on Wednesday, Jan. 4 Deanta Dorsey died when she was struck by gunfire outside of the Popeyes restaurant on Edmondson Avenue, just across from Edmondson West Side High School, police said. Four other teens were hospitalized in the incident that police said happened during the students' lunch break.

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by Cecilia Levine
Towson, MD
News
Classes Canceled After Student Murdered Near Baltimore High School Classes Canceled After Student Murdered Near Baltimore High School
Classes Canceled After Student Murdered Near Baltimore High School Classes have officially been canceled for a Baltimore high school after a group of students were shot, one fatally, during a lunch break at a nearby Popeyes, according to school officials.  The principal of Edmondson-Westside High School, Karl E. Perry, released a statement on Wednesday, Jan. 4, confirming the cancellation of classes for Thursday, Jan. 5, after the students were shot.  "This tragedy is likely to raise many emotions for our students and staff members, and we are here to help", stated Perry. "Counselors from City Schools were at the school today to provide counselin…

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by Annie DeVoe
Gaithersburg, MD
News
Magruder HS Teen Who Shot Student,15, With 'Ghost Gun' Gets 18 Years In Prison Magruder HS Teen Who Shot Student,15, With 'Ghost Gun' Gets 18 Years In Prison
Magruder HS Teen Who Shot Student,15, With 'Ghost Gun' Gets 18 Years In Prison Authorities say that a teenager charged as an adult for a bathroom shooting at a Montgomery high school earlier this year will spend time behind bars and participate in a youth offender program. Steven Alston, Jr., 18, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison with all but 18 years suspended and five years of post-release probation after admitting earlier this month to the January 2022 shooting of DeAndre Thomas, then 15, at Magruder High School. The teen was also barred from having contact with Thomas and will undergo mental health evaluation at the facility he has been assigned to. Ste…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
News
21-Year-Old Who Shot Victim In Face Outside Wyandanch HS Gets 8-Year Sentence 21-Year-Old Who Shot Victim In Face Outside Wyandanch HS Gets 8-Year Sentence
21-Year-Old Who Shot Victim In Face Outside Wyandanch HS Gets 8-Year Sentence A 21-year-old man was sentenced for a shooting outside a Long Island high school that left a victim with serious injuries. Nayshawn James, of Wyandanch, was sentenced to eight years in prison for the shooting outside of Wyandanch Memorial High School in October of 2021, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Monday, Dec. 19. “This defendant opened fire just outside school grounds during a crowded dismissal, striking the victim in the face,” Tierney said. “His actions put dozens of innocent schoolchildren at risk, and it is fortunate that no one else was injured o…

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by Nicole Valinote
Bowie, MD
News
Attempted Murder: Teen To Be Tried As Adult For Shooting Outside Maryland HS, Police Say Attempted Murder: Teen To Be Tried As Adult For Shooting Outside Maryland HS, Police Say
Attempted Murder: Teen To Be Tried As Adult For Shooting Outside Maryland HS, Police Say The teenager who brought a gun to Suitland High School and shot a 14-year-old student during a fight outside the building will be tried as an adult after turning himself in to police in Prince George’s County. Officials say that a 16-year-old student at the high school has been charged with attempted murder and other offenses for the non-fatal shooting outside the building during an altercation on Thursday, Dec. 8. The day began at approximately 10 a.m. on Dec. 8, when a group of students got into an argument that turned into a physical fight outside Suitland High School. According to pol…

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by Zak Failla
Bowie, MD
Schools
UPDATED: Maryland High School Placed On Lockdown After Reported Shooting UPDATED: Maryland High School Placed On Lockdown After Reported Shooting
Updated: Maryland High School Placed On Lockdown After Reported Shooting Suitland High School in Maryland is on lockdown after a shooting was reported on school grounds, police said. The shooting happened at approximately 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8, though no information about a possible gunman or victims was immediately released by school officials or police investigators. Police confirmed on Thursday afternoon that the incident was a non-fatal shooting. We are on the scene of of non fatal shooting in the 5200 block of Silver Hill Road. Suitland High school has been placed on lockdown out of an abundance of caution. Media staging area will be at the entra…

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by Zak Failla
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Four Students Shot Near Philly High School: Report Four Students Shot Near Philly High School: Report
Four Students Shot Near Philly High School: Report Four students were shot near Overbrook High School in northwest Philadelphia on Wednesday, Nov. 23, according to a report by 6ABC. The students, two male and two female, were shot just as the school dismissed for Thanksgiving break, the outlet reported.  4 high school students shot about a block from Overbrook High School. pic.twitter.com/M8UlDN1lPp — John Paul (@JPaulOnAir) November 23, 2022 The victims are being treated at a nearby hospital, and are said to be in stable condition with non-life-threatening wounds, the report adds.  City officials were preparing to give a press confer…

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by Mac Bullock
Bristol, PA
Schools
Suburban Philly Student Threatened To 'Shoot Up' School, Police Say Suburban Philly Student Threatened To 'Shoot Up' School, Police Say
Suburban Philly Student Threatened To 'Shoot Up' School, Police Say A Bucks County student is accused of making violent threats on Central Bucks West High School, authorities have announced.  The 15-year-old CB West student was arrested Thursday, Oct. 13 and charged with making terroristic threats, according to the Central Bucks Regional Police Department. His name was not released.  Police officials said the teen pledged to "shoot up" CB West in Snapchat messages sent to another student, and also sent video clips about other school shooting events.  The accused student also shared an "organized plan of the proposed attack," authorities clai…

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by Mac Bullock
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Roxborough High School Shooting That Left Teen Dead, Four Others Wounded Arrest Made In Roxborough High School Shooting That Left Teen Dead, Four Others Wounded
Arrest Made In Roxborough High School Shooting That Left Teen Dead, Four Others Wounded Authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting that left a teenage boy dead and four others wounded outside Roxborough High School in Philadelphia last month. Yaaseen Bivins, 21, has been charged with murder among other offenses in the death of 14-year-old Nicolas Elizalde, Philadelphia police told the media during a Wednesday, Oct. 12 press conference. Bivins was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 6, after police discovered a gun purchase receipt in a Ford Explorer captured on surveillance video fleeing the scene around 4:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27. They say he had …

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by Nicole Acosta