A 17-year-old boy allegedly walked into Curtis High School with a loaded gun on Wednesday morning, according to police.
Police took the boy into custody at about 10:15 a.m. at the high school at 105 Hamilton Ave. in St. George, according to preliminary information provided to a spokesman for the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Public Information.
The boy, who is a student at the school, is being questioned as the investigation continues, the police spokesman said.
“The safety of our students and staff is our top priority, and all students and staff are safe,” said a statement from the city Department of Education. “NYPD safely recovered this item after brave students voiced a concern. All safety procedures were followed, and we are working closely with NYPD regarding follow-up actions.”
Reaction outside school
Reactions from students and parents outside the school ranged from surprise to concern.
“I got an email and then I saw it on the Advance,” said the mother of an 11th grade girl. “I don’t know, times that we’re in right now, like, it’s a little much, you know?”
A Mariners Harbor father who was outside Curtis to pick up his daughter called for more metal detectors in general in the public school system.
“I don’t understand why they don’t have a metal detector in all these schools. That makes no sense, why would they bring a gun inside the house? Inside the school? So personally, I think all schools should have metal detector. People can just come in and you can’t touch people these days, so they need to have that.”
A former student, 19, of Mariners Harbor, picking up her little brother, 15, said, “I am shocked. I just want my little brother and the other students to be safe. When I was a student I wasn’t concerned about safety, but today I am.”
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