Student killed outside Providence high schools
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – A 15 year-old boy has been killed after a shooting outside three Providence high schools Wednesday afternoon.
Police confirm that the boy was a student at one of the schools.
Authorities got the call at around 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, and found the teenager with a gunshot wound outside Classical and central High schools and Providence Career and Technical Academy.
Providence Police Chief Col. Hugh Clements said the shooting started with two boys fighting.
"One young man introduces a firearm to that disturbance and one shot is fired," Clements said.
Shortly after the first shooting, police said they got another call about a second potential shooting on nearby Sprague street.
Another boy, who police said is a person of interest in the first shooting, was hit in the leg and taken to Hasbro Children’s Hospital where he’s expected to be okay.
Clements did not say how the fight started or what it was over.
Hours after the incident, authorities have not said if they recovered the handgun in the boy’s murder.
Nearby business owner Simon Khiev heard the whole thing unfold from right across the street.
"I just heard a big bang. One shot," he said. "This is horrible."
Khiev said he now has concerns about some of the security measures at the school, considering he has students who work for him.
"You would never expect something like this to happen near the schools," he said. "You would think there would be proper security or some kind of preventative measures."
Providence Schools tell ABC 6 there will be added police patrols outside the schools in the wake of the shooting.
The Providence Teachers Union said it will end its work-to-rule in light of the tragedy at Central.
"All teachers in the district will be available to support students and ensure that schools are safe and students are safe," said Union President Maribeth Calabro in a statement.
Police are still investigating.
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