Erie County District Attorney Elizabeth Hirz indicated that the suspect would face only juvenile charges because the person’s age is younger than 15.
ERIE, Pa. — One student was injured when multiple shots were fired inside a high school in northwestern Pennsylvania on Tuesday morning, and another student was being sought as a suspect, authorities said.
“This is an ongoing investigation, but what we’ve learned so far, we’re confident that this was an isolated targeted incident and not a random act of violence,” Nolan said. “A suspect has been identified, and juvenile allegations have been filed.” Erie’s Public Schools said the shooting prompted what the district called a “hard lockdown.” Police secured the school and officials said students were dismissed classroom by classroom about an hour after the shooting, officials said.
Officials said the school doesn’t have metal detectors and never has had them, although late-arriving students are searched with a metal detection wand and random wand searches are also employed. The school district vowed to release detailed information about the plan for a return to school in the coming days.