Baltimore police say one student is dead following shooting during high school dismissal
Baltimore police say several shots were fired outside Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Baltimore police say that one student is dead following a shooting outside a high school on Friday afternoon.
Michael Harrison, chief of the Baltimore Police Department, said during a press conference that the shooting happened outside Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School as students were being dismissed.
Harrison said there was a "heated" encounter between the student and suspect, which led to the suspect firing multiple gunshots at the student.
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Michael Harrison, chief of the Baltimore Police Department, said during a press conference that the shooting happened outside Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School as students were being dismissed. (Google Maps)
Police arrested the suspect after a brief chase, Harrison said.
Harrison said that the victim, a student at the high school, was pronounced dead at a local hospital.