Surveillance video has captured a teenager bringing a gun to the entrance of a charter school in Philadelphia.
Just one day after the mass shooting at a Florida high school that left 17 people dead, cameras caught a teen pulling out a handgun by the Frederick Douglas Mastery Charter School.
The incident took place at about 3.20pm on February 15, barely 24 hours after Nikolas Cruz shot and killed three teachers and 14 students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
Surveillance video has captured a teenager bringing a gun to the entrance of the Frederick Douglas Mastery Charter School in Philadelphia (left and right)
The incident took place at about 3.20pm on February 15 as the teen walked down Norris Street
The unknown teenager is seen brandishing a handgun as he walks down Norris Street, where the school is located. He first tries to open the doors but they’re locked.
He then knocks on the door and waits for a few seconds, but then turns around and leaves.
He was last seen headed south on 22nd Street. No shots were fired, according to police.
Law enforcement has described the suspect as an unknown black male believed to be between 13 and 16 years old.
The boy, believed to be between ages 13 and 16, first tries to open the doors of the school, but they’re locked
He then knocks on the door and waits for a few seconds, but then turns around and leaves
He was last seen headed south on 22nd Street. No shots were fired, according to police
He’s approximately 5’5″ tall with a thin build and dark complexion. He was wearing a black and gray jacket, dark-colored hoodie, black plants, and black sneakers at the time of the incident
He’s approximately 5’5″ tall with a thin build and dark complexion. He was wearing a black and gray jacket, dark-colored hoodie, black plants, and black sneakers at the time of the incident.
Police have also noted that he has a lazy right eye.
Sheyma Boone has two younger brothers, aged 11 and 14, who attend the school. She felt uneasy after being shown the video by FOX 29.
‘I’m scared. I’m scared for their life,’ she told the news station. ‘[Police] need to find him because he could be going around to any school. Probably doesn’t go here. He’s just a bully.’
Boone says security at the charter school is tight. In addition to cameras around the school, visitors are seen on camera as they wait to get buzzed in. They can also be subject to a search once they enter.
The event occurred barely 24 hours after Nikolas Cruz (pictured in court, Monday) shot and killed three teachers and 14 students at a high school in Parkland, Florida
This is the second time in the 48 hours after the Florida school massacre where the threat of a gun caused concern at Philadelphia schools (Pictured, students are evacuated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14
This is the second time in the 48 hours since the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine’s Day where the threat of a gun caused concern at Philadelphia schools.
On Friday morning, a student tipped off officials after she saw another student with what turned out to be a toy gun at the Wagner Middle School.
After a four-hour lockdown and a search by police, the 12-year-old boy who brought the toy was charged on Monday with possessing a gun in school.
‘What this speaks to is the importance of something we hammer down every day, which is see something say something,’ Police Sgt Eric Gripp said on Friday.