{"id":29127,"date":"2024-09-07T12:36:14","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T16:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/?p=29127"},"modified":"2024-09-07T13:33:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T17:33:14","slug":"15-year-old-student-dies-in-joppatowne-high-school-shooting-16-year-old-suspect-in-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/15-year-old-student-dies-in-joppatowne-high-school-shooting-16-year-old-suspect-in-custody\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: 15-year-old student dies in Joppatowne High School shooting, 16-year-old suspect in custody"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\"><strong>(Update:\u00a0 09\/07\/2024, 1:08 pm)<\/strong>  Shooting Suspect Identified:  Just now, the <em>Harford County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/em> provided an update into yesterday\u2019s fatal shooting at Joppatowne High School.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Following the shooting, around 12:50 p.m., citizens in the area contacted the Emergency Operations Center reporting a suspicious subject attempting to break into a house. Deputies in the area, searching for the suspect, immediately responded and took the individual, Jaylen Rushawn Prince, 16, of Edgewood, into custody at 12:52 p.m. Prince is a student at Joppatowne High School. The arrest was made without incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The Sheriff\u2019s Office went on to report that Prince has since been charged as an adult with Murder, first and second-degree assault, and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony\/crime of violence. He is currently being held in the Harford County Detention Center. He is awaiting his initial appearance before a judicial officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">\u200bThe events leading up to the incident and the relationship between the victim and the suspect remains under investigation. However, information indicates Mr. Grant and Mr. Prince were known to each other prior to the shooting. As of this writing, it is not believed that there are any outstanding suspects or that there is an on-going threat to the community or Joppatowne High School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">While an arrest has been made, Sheriff\u2019s detectives are continuing their investigation. No further information is being released at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>Ace News Today\u2019s<\/em> report from earlier today appears below in its original entirety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">On Friday, December 6, shortly after 12:30 p.m., what started out as a fight that went down between two teen students at Joppatowne High School in Joppatowne, Maryland, turned deadly with one 16-year-old student pulling a gun on his 15-year-old adversary.&nbsp; The fatal shot was fired in one of the school\u2019s bathrooms.&nbsp; Warren Curtis Grant, 15, from Edgewood, was the student that died in this latest round of school violence, according to <em>The Associated Press.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The shooter fled the scene but was apprehended shortly afterwards.&nbsp; On their Facebook page, the Harford County Sheriff\u2019s Office announced that this was not an active shooter scenario, but an isolated incident that they were investigating.&nbsp; \u201c<em>Avoid the area. The reunification center for parents to pick up their students is Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church,<\/em>\u201d they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I always thought abt what if it was my high school<br><br>This time it was.<br><br>But it was over a fight in the bathroom and only 1 shot was fired, but IT DOESN&#39;T CHANGE THAT A KID SHOT A KID IN MY SCHOOL ON THE 3RD DAY AT JOPPATOWNE HIGH SCHOOL <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ycLAFm2LdZ\">pic.twitter.com\/ycLAFm2LdZ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f Envy \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f (@Rividssbm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rividssbm\/status\/1832135789641097536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Following the shooting, other students helped carry their 15-year-old classmate from the bathroom where he was then cared for by school nurses and the principal.&nbsp; The teen was airlifted to a trauma center, but tragically died soon after at the hospital, according to a statement from Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler, and as reported by <em>ABC News.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Reportedly, only one shot was fired in the fatal shooting incident, the sheriff said, noting that the gun has not yet been recovered.&nbsp; Authorities don\u2019t know &#8211; or are not saying &#8211; what the initial argument was between the two students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Although school had been in session for several days this fall, the day of the shooting was the alleged shooter\u2019s first day of attendance at Joppatowne High School. The 16-year-old suspect still has not been identified, but the Sheriff stated that he was previously known to local law enforcement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;I know that he&#8217;s not unknown to us, but I don&#8217;t know whether that means he has a juvenile record. We have calls for service that have involved him in the past, I do know that.&#8221;&nbsp; The sheriff said there have been 10 instances in which the 16-year-old boy in this shooting has been the victim, witness or suspect in investigations. &nbsp;&nbsp;~ <em>WBAL-TV, Baltimore<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">15-year-old Warren Curtis Grant fatally shot at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Joppatowne?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Joppatowne<\/a> High School in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Maryland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Maryland<\/a>\ud83d\ude4f<br><br>16-year-old suspect arrested, to be charged as adult<br><br>Shooting occurred in bathroom during altercation<br><br>Weapon not yet recovered<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RIP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RIP<\/a> \ud83d\ude4f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrueCrime?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TrueCrime<\/a><br><br>Suspect had 10+ prior police contacts\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kDS8h4OAAF\">pic.twitter.com\/kDS8h4OAAF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; True Crime Updates (@TrueCrimeUpdat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrueCrimeUpdat\/status\/1832366711343083529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"\">Reportedly, the emergency response to Joppatowne High School was swift and massive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;Within 15 minutes more than 100 police officers were here from all of our partner agencies,&#8221; Gahler said. A school resource officer was inside the school at the time but did not hear the gunshot, according to Gahler. That officer, along with the principal and school nurse quickly responded to the shooting scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The school was evacuated after the incident. &nbsp;&nbsp;~ <em>CBS New<\/em>s<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Also yesterday, Maryland Governor Wes Moore released the following statement regarding the shooting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>&#8220;The First Lady and I are heartbroken for the Joppatowne community as we grieve the loss of a life cut short. Maryland prays for the young victim of this senseless act, Warren Curtis Grant \u2013 as well as his family, friends, teachers, mentors, and loved ones.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>We are thankful to local authorities, the Maryland State Police, first responders, school staff, and many other leaders for their swift response. I\u2019ve been in touch with Harford County Executive Bob Cassilly, and our administration stands ready to lend full support to authorities as they conduct a thorough investigation into this matter.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>Every Marylander deserves to feel safe at school. Our administration will continue to support families, grassroots leaders, local law enforcem<\/em><em>\u200bent, and all of our partners as we work together to keep our schools, our communities, and our entire state safe. May we always remember our solemn obligation to build a better future for our children.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">There were no metal detectors at the school.&nbsp; For more on yesterday\u2019s deadly shooting at Joppatowne High School, see the video below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Student killed in Joppatowne High School shooting, alleged gunman arrested\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ltH80rYfGA0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Posted by Richard Webster, Ace News Today<\/em><em><br>Follow Richard on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/richard.webster.31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>,&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rdwebster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Twitter<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;<em>&amp;&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rdwebster54\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Instagram<\/em><\/a><em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What started as a fight between two boys in a school bathroom ended fatally with a gun being drawn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8037,5673,3537,18,35,774,2124,3079,52,1328,4950,11,6678,4481],"tags":[961,490,365,962,1563,10604,12972,18713,126,882,4192,18714,18712,18711],"class_list":["post-29127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assault","category-caught-on-camera","category-child-safety","category-crime-courts","category-education","category-guns","category-local","category-police","category-public-health-and-safety","category-recalls-and-alerts","category-rest-in-peace","category-top-news","category-video","category-violent-crimes","tag-edgewood","tag-guns","tag-harford-county","tag-harford-county-detention-center","tag-harford-county-sheriffs-office","tag-joppatowne","tag-joppatowne-high-school","tag-joppatowne-high-school-shooting","tag-maryland","tag-school-shooting","tag-school-violence","tag-use-of-a-firearm-in-the-commission-of-a-felony-crime-of-violence","tag-warren-curtis-grant","tag-warren-curtis-grant-dead","clearfix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29127"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29138,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29127\/revisions\/29138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}