A 15-year-old student in Maryland is dead after he was allegedly killed by a fellow student in their high school bathroom, police say. The incident occurred at Joppatowne High School in Joppa, Md., on Friday, Sept. 6, Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler said at a news conference.
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00:00The victim in this shooting is a 15-year-old male who is in serious condition.
00:16Last we heard, the suspect in the case, thanks to our community members, the suspect in our
00:23case was apprehended within minutes.
00:27He's a 16-year-old student at the school.
00:30This was his first day, although we're four days into the school year, this was his first
00:34day in the school, and this altercation apparently took place in the bathroom that resulted in
00:41a single shot, what we believe to be a single shot being fired, which struck the victim.
00:57I regret to be standing here again with the unfortunate news.
01:00As we broke from the last press conference, I was informed that our victim in this case
01:05did not survive the shooting.
01:08We have taken, from that time to now, to catch up to family members in order to make notifications,
01:14so that's why we've held this for just a bit in bringing you all back together.
01:21The family was just notified within the last half hour at the hospital.
01:26Our 15-year-old shooting victim was transported to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore.