A 15-year-old was shot by a fellow student following a toilet fight at Joppatowne High School in Maryland

MARYLAND: Warren Curtis Grant, 15, passed away on Friday, September 6, two days after a school shooting in Georgia. The incident happened in the toilet of Joppatowne High School in Maryland. A few hours after the event, the Harford County Sheriff’s Office verified the fatality later that day.

During a press conference, Sheriff Jeff Gahler said that the shooting happened in the men’s restroom on the first floor amid an argument between two teenagers. “A men’s restroom on the first floor was the scene of the shooting.

The suspect exited the restroom and the school after the initial gunshot, according to Gahler. School nurses attended to the wounded almost away, and he was evacuated to a trauma hospital in. The suspect, a 16-year-old who had recently enrolled at the school, ran from the scene but was quickly captured nearby. Authorities have not yet located the firearm and are still conducting an investigation.

Charged for shooting

Gahler informed the public, “We have sufficient information that he will be charged in association with the shooting without the need to be interviewed,” despite the fact that “we are not allowed to talk to the suspect.” The fact that this was “an isolated incident, not an active shooter” was stressed by Sheriff Gahler. addition to a parent-student reunification facility being set up at a neighboring church, over 100 officers responded to the school.

Gahler revealed Grant’s passing at a subsequent press conference, stating, “The family was just notified within the last half hour at the hospital.” In a statement confirming the devastating loss, Harford County Public Schools urged the public to “keep Warren’s family, friends, and the students and staff at JOHS in your thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time.”