A student was hurt Friday morning after a shooting outside a D.C. high school sent a stray bullet into the school, police say.
A student was hurt Friday morning after a shooting outside a D.C. high school sent a hail of bullets into the school building, police say.
There was an exchange of gunfire across the street from Dunbar High School in Northwest D.C., shortly before 10 a.m. Friday, D.C. police Chief Pamela Smith said during a news conference.
That sent several rounds through a glass window and into a classroom, where a 17-year-old girl suffered a “graze” wound,” Assistant Chief of the D.C. Police Investigative Services Bureau Leslie Parsons said.
The student was taken to the hospital with what were described as minor injuries.
“She is totally fine and expected to make a full recovery,” Parsons said.
The shooting occurred in the 1200 block of Kirby Street at about 9:55 a.m. and involved a vehicle driving up the block going the wrong way, Parsons said. About halfway down the block, there was a series of gunshots, followed soon after by another volley of rounds, Parsons said.
He said police believe two groups of people were shooting at each other. The motive is not yet known.
The police chief said the shooting was not directed at the high school, and that all other students are safe.
The shooting prompted a brief lockdown at the school.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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