A fight at a high school in Maryland escalated into a shooting, leaving a 15-year-old with a serious gunshot wound, officials said.
Authorities were called to Joppatowne High School, just outside of Baltimore, around 12:30 p.m. after getting reports of a possible active shooter incident.
Upon arriving, officers learned a fight between two students had taken place inside a bathroom. Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler said the suspect fired one shot before leaving the school.
People at the school reportedly pulled the victim into a hallway, where a school nurse was able to tend to their wound before they could be rushed to a local hospital.
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The suspect, a 16-year-old, was caught a short time later in a nearby neighborhood, Gahler said.
The gun used in the shooting has not been located, authorities said, and it’s …