at marvel high school and
our mayor Brandon scott.
We're joined by councilma
joined by major Coleman o
director shanti Jackson o
of neighborhood safety an
Commissioner Sharee Brisc
ago as school was being d
who are leaving out of th
way home for the afternoo
that we have a victim who
at Somerville High School
school. What we know righ
was a suspect who was ins
approached our victim. Th
between the two that beca
produced a firearm as the
and then began to fire mu
victim. This happened whi
the school. This happened
were outside in the yard
School police observed th
the yard and running down
gave chase to this indivi
him just a short distance
what was believed to be t
this case. They immediate
medical attention to our
transported to a local ho
very saddened to say he s
and was pronounced At 3:2
tragic situation beyond t
the grounds of a school.
the school year at school
thoughts and our prayers
family, our thoughts and
the entire Baltimore city
and all of the faculty he
School and all of the stu
what we know right now is
who is in police custody
in another school is not
high school but is a stud
that we're not gonna name
to say a special thank yo
city school police who ar
students who observed thi
observing this suspect fl
spatial awareness to foll
and catch him before anyo
and made this arrest with
to that suspect or themse
firearm in the process. A
is extremely tragic. But
in custody. It doesn't me
We still need anyone who
how this conflict started
to please call us or call
you can do it anonymously
This is again another cas
of guns in our community,
to those guns and the wil
just to solve conflicts.
or the failure to soft co
sensible way. But rather
that they are not allowed
place to solve their conf
their anger on someone el
is at a loss. We do know
the victim has been notif
at the hospital and at th
turn it over to our mayor
a few words. Thank you. M
and foremost. Uh, my thou
out to the victim's famil
here at marvel to this co
Baltimore. Uh, this is a
has me at a loss for word
week of school, as everyo
my school, I was already
at three o'clock today an
loss of life in this way
to take a moment to reall
that means for our young
we had to do and dealing
of Children who are cryin
they lost another classma
means. And when folks ask
so much time with our you
I call for people to step
young men to show them a
is why because when we do
us being dedicated to mak
young men know how to res
in a different way, that
them to think that having
gun makes you a big bad m
continue to happen. A dev
lives lost. That should n
that we know was limitles
never, ever, ever be fulf
over something simple. So
start taking a look in th
can I do specifically whe
dealing about young peopl
everyone can help. We're
police for their swift ac
for the Baltimore Police
But we have an entire com
of faculty and staff of t
city that is now seeing a
loss. And it doesn't have
We don't have to wait for
something. We don't have
and say, who else is gonn
have to wait or post some
about how bad things are.
get involved, get off you
with these young people b
seeing this over and over
there are too many, too m
are being harmed in our c
also so many others that
waiting for someone to ca
them a better way to help
best version of themselve
we all should be thinking
In addition to lifting up
school and all of our sch
Thank you. Doctor, thank
Harrison. Um, I uh did no
would be how I would be e
week of what by and large
successful opening of sch
go out to the family that
the news about their um t
to thank Principal Lawren
attention and quick think
whole time and I really w
Baltimore City police for
in this as well as our ow
I think what it is import
know is that the school s
place, that Baltimore cit
were at posts during dism
dismissal and it was beca
of our Baltimore city pub
officers that the suspect
seconds of the incident.
city public school police
let families staff know u
now have counseling servi
school community that is
to provide the counseling
not only for any individu
and I were addressing the
of the young people insid
it is okay to be upset, i
to talk to people because
for any of us. And so we
that grief counseling thr
and again I want to let f
again this took place in
dismissal at school, um t
dismissal at school until
We will continue to suppo
staff and the students an
prayers will continue to
in this community. Thank
an open and ongoing inves
early stages crime scene
are behind us still looki
evidence and so um what w
we know right now, but at
a few questions in Baltim
inside the city uh inside
school. Yes. It I cannot
the victim of the suspect
here at this high school,
at another high school. S
age students. It's a part
not uh the instructions w
touch it. What we can tel
observed being discarded
so we have the suspect an
believe is the gun used t
That we're not, we're not
near where the arrest was
short distance away becau
him. Um, and while while
scene, we're not getting
consider to be evidence t
in the trial. But it was
the arrest was made. Well
you is that he was a stud
I think it would be inapp
for me to disclose anythi
time. Let me just tell Mr
that we have to be sensit
a we were able to talk to
think about how you would
out that one of your your
classmates died in this w
be very sensitive about w
share as we allow for the
in our school family to g
out to our young people a
there were students out t
assume who would have see
that there were many, man
students leaving the buil
that parking lot to exit
addressing. I can do that
you know, you know that I
the students at this scho
that it was important tha
of this building and see
all talking and reporting
And no one had already to
it was best that they hea
me and dr santelises. It'
if you if folks uh, wonde
about protecting our youn
I do. They should see the
their weight of telling s
their their friend is no
they're gonna be gone. An
those tears and having to
having Children break dow
is a pain that you can on
that is. But we know we w
they're loved and support
be here to make sure as t
Uh no longer how long tha
gonna be here for them. A
Thank you. Thank you. Rig