BALTIMORE (AP) — Three teenagers were wounded in a shooting outside a west Baltimore high school around the time classes were starting Friday morning, officials said.
The shooting adds to a recent uptick in youth violence plaguing the city this year, including several instances of Baltimore public school students being shot on or near high school campuses.
In the aftermath of the shooting, which was reported just before 8 a.m., frantic parents gathered outside the school.
Baltimore City Schools spokesperson Sherry Christian said officials had made contact with parents of the wounded students earlier that morning.
The vocational school is located in a west Baltimore neighborhood that has long suffered from cycles of poverty, disinvestment and violence.
Persons:
Kevin Jones, ” Jones, ”, Shameka White, “, ” White, Sherry Christian, Carver
Organizations:
BALTIMORE, Carver Vocational Technical High School, Baltimore, Police, Baltimore City Schools
Locations:
Baltimore