Police have arrested a teenager they say shot two students and an adult outside a Williamsburg high school last week.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Police have arrested a teenager they say shot two students and an adult outsideThe 17-year-old, who is from Harlem and is not a student at the school, will be charged as an adult, according to a spokesperson for the Brooklyn district attorney’s office.
A 17-year-old male student was shot in the left leg, a 15-year-old female student was shot in the right leg, and a 37-year-old male staff member, whom the school declined to name due to privacy concerns, suffered a graze wound to his neck. They were taken to a nearby hospital and are in stable condition, according to the NYPD.
“While gun violence is bigger than us, we want our students, staff and parents to feel safe coming through our doors and are actively working to rebuild that trust,” Manion's statement said.
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