Officials say four individuals were involved in an incident at the High School of Science and Technology on Monday that ended with a shot being fired in a hallway, but no serious injuries.
Springfield Police Department spokesperson Ryan Walsh says it was around 2:10 p.m. when the group of four, including a female student, gathered outside Sci-Tech.
He says when a teacher opened a door to “tell them to leave,” a suspect was able to grab the handle and got in.
A victim was later struck by a suspect, who also fired a round before escaping and remains at large.
Another suspect, 22-year-old Josiah Livingston of Hartford, was arrested and charged with assault and battery.
Earlier in the day Tuesday, Police Superintendent Cheryl Clapprood mentioned that confusion on social media was not a help during the investigation.
“People thought somebody got shot and somebody put that out on Facebook Live and we had the cameras – we were able to dial in and see what was going in and we had the officers right there,” she told reporters.
Clapprood says it appeared the group had gathered at a backdoor at Sci-Tech, and that the incident allegedly stemmed from a dispute inside the school.
