01-18-2014, 12:21 AM
PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL SHOOTING - FRIDAY, 17 JANUARY
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Delaware Valley Charter High
It happened at about 3:20 p.m. Friday at Delaware Valley Charter High School, located at the 5200 block of Old York Road in the Logan section.
According to Philadelphia Police, a student apparently had a handgun inside the school gym. Police say the gun then discharged, striking two 15-year-old students, a male and a female.
Both students were struck once in the arms. They were taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center in stable condition.
The female victim has since been released from the hospital. The male victim is expected to remain hospitalized overnight.
Police say it is unclear at this time if the weapon went off accidentally or intentionally. It is also unclear how many shots were fired.
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey says about seven students were in the gym at the time of the incident. Some were shooting a basketball, others were huddled in a corner talking.
"We have not found a gun, but there's two, perhaps three, youngsters that were together," Philadelphia Police Chief Charles Ramsey said. "We're not sure which one fired. One of the ones that we have was part of that group. They're all boys, all students."
Shortly before 7 p.m., a student surrendered to police with his family.
Ramsey says the incident was captured on surveillance video. Ramsey didn't know what staffing or security procedures were in place at the school but said "there was a breakdown in security of some kind" because the gun got into the building.
The high school was immediately placed on lockdown following the incident. Officers dismissed students one by one once cleared by police.
SWAT teams searched and cleared the school. Investigators, including agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), remain on scene.
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/01...ia-school/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/suspect-in-p...n-custody/
Delaware Valley Charter High
It happened at about 3:20 p.m. Friday at Delaware Valley Charter High School, located at the 5200 block of Old York Road in the Logan section.
According to Philadelphia Police, a student apparently had a handgun inside the school gym. Police say the gun then discharged, striking two 15-year-old students, a male and a female.
Both students were struck once in the arms. They were taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center in stable condition.
The female victim has since been released from the hospital. The male victim is expected to remain hospitalized overnight.
Police say it is unclear at this time if the weapon went off accidentally or intentionally. It is also unclear how many shots were fired.
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey says about seven students were in the gym at the time of the incident. Some were shooting a basketball, others were huddled in a corner talking.
"We have not found a gun, but there's two, perhaps three, youngsters that were together," Philadelphia Police Chief Charles Ramsey said. "We're not sure which one fired. One of the ones that we have was part of that group. They're all boys, all students."
Shortly before 7 p.m., a student surrendered to police with his family.
Ramsey says the incident was captured on surveillance video. Ramsey didn't know what staffing or security procedures were in place at the school but said "there was a breakdown in security of some kind" because the gun got into the building.
The high school was immediately placed on lockdown following the incident. Officers dismissed students one by one once cleared by police.
SWAT teams searched and cleared the school. Investigators, including agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), remain on scene.
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/01...ia-school/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/suspect-in-p...n-custody/