A Maryland high school student died on Friday after being shot by another student during a fight in the school bathroom, authorities confirmed.
Warren Curtis Grant, 15, was fatally shot at Joppatowne High School, Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler announced in a media briefing.
This incident occurred just two days after a 14-year-old student killed four people at a high school near Atlanta.
In Maryland, the 16-year-old suspected shooter fled the scene but was apprehended nearby within minutes, police said. “He has yet to be charged, but he will be, and when the charges are filed as an adult, we will release his name,” Gahler stated.
Gahler also revealed that the sheriff’s office had dealt with over 10 cases involving the suspect since 2022, where he had been a victim, witness, or suspect. The investigation remains ongoing.
Authorities stressed the confrontation was an “isolated incident” and not an active shooter situation, a term used when an attacker is indiscriminately targeting victims. Following the shooting, a parent-student reunification center was set up at a nearby church. More than 100 personnel responded to the school, located about 20 miles northeast of Baltimore.
Wednesday’s shooting in Georgia has reignited discussions on safe gun storage laws, with parents now grappling with how to discuss school shootings and trauma with their children.
A member of the Harford county sheriff’s department clears the way for an emergency vehicle as it heads toward Joppatowne high school after a shooting on Friday. Photograph: Lloyd Fox/AP
