Police arrested a 15-year-old student after he shot two teenagers outside a public charter school in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning, prompting the building to go under lockdown.
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Police officers responded to a double shooting outside IDEA Public Charter School in the 4500 block of Lee Street in northeast Washington around 10 a.m. on Wednesday. Authorities found the two victims after arrival and transported them to nearby hospitals, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
One victim has critical injuries after being shot in the stomach, but police say he is expected to survive.
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“It’s a very unfortunate situation. It’s very tragic that we’re seeing firearms in the hands of young people who should not have them,” said MPD Chief Robert Contee. “This is what we see happens when young people have firearms.”
The 15-year-old suspect, who was not identified, was arrested shortly after the incident occurred, and the case will be referred to the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia.
