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Three people injured after a shooting near Williamsburg Charter High School in Brooklyn as police cordoned off the surrounding area
- At least three people are injured in a shooting near a high school in Williamsburg
- According to the NYPD, three were taken to local hospitals in stable condition.
- This is the second shooting near a school in Williamsburg in the past three days.
At least three people were injured in a shooting near a high school in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Wednesday afternoon.
The incident took place 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 are in stable condition.
The incident is still under investigation, with no reports of arrests being made.
The school, a community charter high school serving 963 students in grades 9-12 in the greater Brooklyn community, has been cordoned off by police.
At least three people are 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.
On Monday around 3 p.m., two teenagers were injured in a shooting that police say stemmed from a fight after school, according to WABC.
Police said an 18-year-old boy was grazed by a bullet near the head and a 17-year-old girl was shot in the abdomen on Maujer Street, less than a mile north of Williamsburg Charter High School.
The shooting occurred 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.
An NYPD spokesperson told DailyMail.com that no arrests had been made in connection with the shooting.
Neighbor Keyshia Srmemore told the station that the teens act like they own the place when they arrive at the apartment complex.
‘They are fighting, they are smoking, I told school security that they are here smoking, now they are shooting at them? They will be on the roof.
Police did not say what caused the fight or who was in possession of a weapon.
The incident took place 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 are in stable condition.
The incident is still under investigation, with no reports of arrests being made.
The school, a community charter high school serving 963 students in grades 9-12 in the greater Brooklyn community, has been cordoned off by police.
In mid-January, a 13-year-old boy shot two teenagers outside a Queens high school.
The shooting was the result of a fight that got out of control, according to PIX11 News.
The shooter, who was not identified due to his age, was charged with four counts of assault, two counts of reckless endangerment and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon.
The two victims, a boy and a girl, were taken to a local hospital with injuries to their right leg and right ankle, respectively. Police booked them in stable condition.
While shooting victims are down 36 percent (25 vs. 16 in 2022) in New York City through the first five weeks of 2023, overall crime is still up 4.3 percent.
There have been multiple shootings at New York City schools in recent weeks.
At the time of that 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 school, where our outstanding school leaders, counselors, and NYPD school security officers provided support and essential and immediate help”.
Police previously said shootings involving youth increased in 2022.