Three people injured after shooting near Williamsburg Charter High School in Brooklyn – as area is cordoned off by police
- At least three people have been injured in a shooting near a Williamsburg high school
- Three were taken to local hospitals in stable condition, according to the NYPD
- This is the second shooting near a school in Williamsburg in the last three days
At least three people were injured in a shooting near a high school in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday afternoon.
The incident happened around 2:04 p.m. at Williamsburg Charter High School on Varet Street, the FDNY said.
According to police, three people have been taken to local hospitals and are in stable condition.
The incident is still under investigation and there have been no reports of arrests.
The school — a community charter high school with 963 students in grades 9 through 12 in the greater Brooklyn area — has been cordoned off by police.
At least three people were injured in a shooting near a high school in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Wednesday afternoon
This is the second shooting near a school in Williamsburg in the last three days.
Around 3pm Monday, two teenagers were injured in a shooting that police said stemmed from an after-school brawl, according to WABC.
Police said an 18-year-old boy was grazed near the head by a bullet on Maujer Street, less than a mile north of Williamsburg Charter High School, and a 17-year-old girl was shot in the abdomen.
The shooting happened near a campus on Bushwick Avenue that is home to three different high schools — Progress High School, East Williamsburg Scholars Academy and the High School for Enterprise Business and Technology.
A spokesman for the NYPD told that no arrests had been made in connection with the shooting.
Neighbor Keyshia Srmemore told the channel that when teenagers come into the apartment complex, they act like they own the apartment.
“They fight, they smoke, I told school security they smoke here – now they will be shot? They will be on the roof.”
Police did not say what caused the fight or who was in possession of a gun.
The incident happened around 2:04 p.m. at Williamsburg Charter High School on Varet Street, the FDNY said
According to police, three people were taken to local hospitals and their condition is stable
The incident is still under investigation and no arrests have been reported
The school — a community charter high school with 963 students in grades 9 through 12 in the greater Brooklyn area — has been cordoned off by police
In mid-January, two teenagers were shot dead by a 13-year-old outside a Queens high school.
The shooting was the result of a fight that had spiraled out of control, according to PIX11 News.
The shooter – who could not be identified due to his age – was charged with four counts of assault, two counts of negligent endangerment and two counts of criminal weapon possession.
The two victims – a boy and a girl – were taken to a local hospital with injuries to their right leg and ankle respectively. Police recorded her in stable condition.
While shooting victims in New York City fell 36 percent in the first five weeks of 2023 (25 from 16 in 2022), overall crime remains up 4.3 percent.
There have been several shootings at New York schools in recent weeks
At the time of this shooting, the city’s Department of Education released a statement.
“Our schools are safe havens for our children and there is no higher priority than their safety and well-being,” they said.
“Following a non-school related shooting that occurred after school and off campus, two injured students returned to the school where our outstanding principals, school counselors and NYPD school safety agents provided essential and immediate support and assistance.”
Police previously said shootings involving young people rose sharply in 2022.