Teen injured after accidental shooting at Towson High School, police say
BALTIMORE -- A 16 -year-old boy was injured after an accidental shooting at Towson High School Wednesday night, according to Baltimore County Police.
Officers responded around 9:30 p.m. to a shooting at the high school, where police shut down the entrance.
A student told WJZ that his sisters were playing Pickleball when they heard a loud bang and saw a van.
Please have shut down the entrance to Towson high school after officers received reports of a shooting. They say a juvenile walked into a local hospital w/ a gunshot wound. One student tells me his sisters were playing pickelball when they heard a loud bang& saw a van @wjz pic.twitter.com/Lg82IiwXuo
— Kelsey Kushner (@KelseyKushnerTV) August 24, 2023
Police said Thursday that the shooting was accidental, and that there is no active threat to the community.
The condition of the minor was not made available.