An armed attack involving a 12-year-old boy as the alleged perpetrator took place at a school in East Oakland, USA. The incident happened around 1:30 p.m. at Madison Park Academy. Officers who responded to reports of gunshots found a 13-year-old with gunshot wounds and another 12-year-old who tried to escape but was arrested.
According to ERT, the school, which had 750 students, was evacuated, and the 13-year-old was taken to the hospital, his condition is stable.
OAKLAND SCHOOL SHOOTING: A 13-year-old student was shot and killed this afternoon at Madison Park Academy, a middle/high school near 98th Ave and Edes. @oaklandpoliceca Let’s say the shooter is 12 years old, he is a student, he is currently in custody. The campus was evacuated as anxious parents rushed to the scene. Last at 4 p.m. @KTVU pic.twitter.com/inaALkBhV9
— Alex Savage (@AlexSavidgeKTVU) August 29, 2022
According to police chief L. Armstrong, the two boys are in school. Other details were not disclosed.
“It’s scary to think that a child comes to school with a gun. No parent wants to send their child to school and then be told they’ve been shot. There are too many guns on our streets and it’s only a matter of time before incidents like this occur,” he said, urging families to hand over their guns and “get them out of the hands of children.”
Source: Kathimerini
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