(Updated) Just three days after a Hillhouse freshman was shot near the school, a teenager stepped forward as the shooter.
A 17-year-old turned himself in to police Thursday morning for arrest in connection with the shooting of a 14-year-old boy outside Monday night’s Hillhouse-Career High basketball game.
He is being held on a 250,000 bond.
The 17-year-old is a student at a small alternative public high school, Dixwell New Light.
The victim, who was shot in the hand, is recovering.
Police credited school resource officers and juvenile patrol workers with working closely with patrol cops and detectives to solve the case promptly.
In a statement issued Thursday afternoon, schools Superintendent Garth Harries was quoted as stating: “With two gun incidents in the past week, we are reminded of the need for urgency in coming together as a school district and a community to engage our youth and keep them firmly on the path toward graduation and college success and away from gun violence. This week, one of our students was shot outside of a school after a basketball game, but he will recover. Another student from another school has been arrested in the shooting. The complexity of the issue of youth gun violence in our community runs deep, but we fail if we do not do everything in our power to confront the problem and change the culture. Our students deserve nothing less than the chance to work hard, rise up and achieve success in life.”
Also Thursday afternoon, police put out a request for witnesses to last Friday evening’s fatal car crash on Howard Avenue to call detectives at 203 – 946-6304.
I really hope that this juvenile is not covering/taking the rap for an adult with a record. That being said...if he is truly the shooter, I am grateful that he did the right thing and came forward. It is the first step in healing and peace. Great job to the NHPD and school security!!!