9/21/2021- 3:15 p.m.
Virginia — The Heritage High School shooting suspect is a 15-year-old male who was enrolled at the school, police say.
Police have not identified the teen, but said he was taken to the city’s juvenile services by a family member at 2:23 p.m. after fleeing the school. He was then interviewed at police headquarters before being charged.
He’s been charged with two counts of aggravated malicious wounding, two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and other weapons-related offenses.
In a press release Tuesday, police didn’t release many other details that weren’t already known. They did say that a school resource officer was assigned to the school and was there on Monday.
The shooting happened around 11:30 a.m. and led to the evacuation of the school. The two 17-year-old victims, a boy and girl, were shot in the side of the head and lower leg, respectively.
Both of their injuries were considered non life-threatening and police said the victims knew the shooter. The shootings were not believed to have been random.
“It is by the grace of God there was no loss of life,” said Police Chief Steve Drew in a statement.
“We know this will be difficult to process for everyone involved and hope students, families, and faculty members take advantage of the resources that have been made available to help them cope with what happened yesterday at Heritage High School.”
The shooting has sparked conversations about school safety, including the use of metal detectors.
