16-year-old charged as an adult in Joppatowne High School shooting [Video]

JOPPATOWNE, Md. — Harford County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the suspect arrested in connection to Friday’s deadly shooting at Joppatowne High School.

Authorities say 16-year-old Jaylen Prince has been charged as an adult for murder, first- and second-degree assault, and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony/crime of violence.

Prince was taken into custody Friday afternoon following a report from a nearby neighbor claiming a suspicious subject attempted to break into a house just 20 minutes after the shooting. Prince is a student at Joppatowne High School.

In a press conference that same day, Sheriff Jeff Gahler said the initial shooting stemmed from a fight that broke out in the bathroom between the victim, 15-year-old Warren Curtis Grant, and the suspected shooter. That was just after 12:30 p.m.

Authorities say Prince allegedly pulled a gun and shot Grant before fleeing the school. Grant was …