Baltimore Police officers on Friday afternoon responded to reports of shooting at the Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School on the 3600 block of Tivoly Avenue.
“Officers responded to the 3600 block of Tivoly Avenue at 2:53 p.m. for the shooting,” said department spokeswoman Niki Fennoy.
Students have been dismissed and after school activities at the school are cancelled, according to a Baltimore City Public Schools tweet.
The Baltimore City Public Schools confirmed that one student was taken to the hospital where they succumbed to their injuries. The identity has not been revealed yet.
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“Today there was a tragic shooting outside Mervo during regular dismissal. One of our students was taken to a hospital where they succumbed to their injuries. Our thoughts are with the family & Mervo community. We will have counselors at the school next week for students & staff,” the tweet read.
Mayor Brandon Scott left the cycling news conference quickly to go to shooting scene, police tweeted.
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“BPD, School Police, @MayorBMScott and @BaltCitySchools are on scene of a confirmed shooting in the 3600 blk of Tivoly Ave at Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School. Media Staging area will be at the intersection of 35th Street and Tivoly Avenue,” the Baltimore Police Department tweeted.
As per local media reports, police appeared to have located a gun ditched in a recycling bin a block away from the school. There is no information available on the suspect.
Last year, two students were stabbed in the school cafeteria. Police had discovered a loaded gun on school property.
Shortly after the incident, CEO Sonja Santelises ordered all high schools in the district to begin using metal detectors.
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“When I went here you were afraid to get in a fight because they’d kick you out. It’s embarrassing, and it’s sad that this school has gotten to this point. No school should have this going on, but this one should have a different mindset,” a 1988 graduate who was at the school to attend the football game, said.
