The scene at the Newport School after a pepper spray incident on Tuesday March 20, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Police and Firefighters responding to a report of people with difficulty breathing inside of the Newport School, also known as Public School 184, at 273 Newport Street in Brooklyn, found a number of children suffering from the effects of pepper spray, with runny eyes and noses. There were reports of some children vomiting.
The scene at the Newport School after a pepper spray incident on Tuesday March 20, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
According to authorities, a total of twenty people were evaluated after an eight year old boy brought a can of pepper spray to school and discharged it inside of a classroom.
The scene at the Newport School after a pepper spray incident on Tuesday March 20, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Eleven children and one adult female staffer were removed to Brookdale Hospital for further treatment and observation. An Investigation into the incident is ongoing.
The scene at the Newport School after a pepper spray incident on Tuesday March 20, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)The scene at the Newport School after a pepper spray incident on Tuesday March 20, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)Police and School Safety Officer are seen here at the Newport School after a pepper spray incident on Tuesday March 20, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)Eleven children and one adult were transported to Brookdale Hospital after a pepper spray incident on Tuesday March 20, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)Eleven children and one adult were transported to Brookdale Hospital after a pepper spray incident on Tuesday March 20, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)Eleven children and one adult were transported to Brookdale Hospital after a pepper spray incident on Tuesday March 20, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)Eleven children and one adult were transported to Brookdale Hospital after a pepper spray incident on Tuesday March 20, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)Firefighters at the Newport School after a pepper spray incident on Tuesday March 20, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)Eleven children and one adult were transported to Brookdale Hospital after a pepper spray incident on Tuesday March 20, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)Eleven children and one adult were transported to Brookdale Hospital after a pepper spray incident on Tuesday March 20, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)Eleven children and one adult were transported to Brookdale Hospital on Tuesday March 20, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)Affected children leave the school to be taken to Brookdale Hospital with NYPD escort on Tuesday March 20, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
By Theodore Parisienne Posted – 1:33PM Update – 6:35PM
Crime Scene Investigators at the scene on Wednesday March 14th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
1yr old Laylay Briggs, her father 27yr old Terrance Briggs, 16yr old Loyd Drain III, and 57yr old Loyd Drain Jr., were found dead with gunshot wounds to the head inside apartment 4M at the Riverdale Towers at 345 Thatford Avenue in Brooklyn on Wednesday.
Crime Scene Investigators at the scene on Wednesday March 14th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
According to Deputy Chief Michael Kemper, Commander of the Brooklyn North Detective Division, 27yr old Terrance and his 1yr old daughter Laylay were found in one bedroom, 16yr old Loyd Drain III was found in another bedroom and 57yr old Loyd Drain Jr was found in the bathroom.
Crime Scene Investigators at the scene on Wednesday March 14th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
“It appears all of the deceased are related, either biologically or through marriage” said Kemper. “At this time, we do not have a motive for this incident, but we are working very hard to establish one” Kemper continued. Kemper also stated that a firearm was recovered inside the apartment along with bullets and shell casings. “I just want to give my sympathy and my heart goes out to this family and to the residents of Riverdale Tower, to the Brownsville community” said NYPD Assistant Chief Jeffrey Maddrey, the Commanding Officer of Patrol Borough Brooklyn North, “The nature of this business we deal with death and tragic scenes, but when it involves an infant it is extremely tough” he continued. The Investigation into this terrible tragedy remains ongoing.
People are seen grieving at the scene on Wednesday March 14, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)Jose Valdez, a close friend of the deceased family, cries at the scene on Wednesday March 14, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)Crime Scene Investigators at the scene on Wednesday March 14th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)Police at the scene on Wednesday March 14th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)Crime Scene Investigators at the scene on Wednesday March 14th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)Crime Scene Investigators at the scene on Wednesday March 14th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)Investigators at the scene on Wednesday March 14th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)Investigators at the scene on Wednesday March 14th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)NYPD Brooklyn North Commander Jeffrey Maddrey seen at center on Wednesday March 14, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)NYPD Brooklyn North Commander Jeffrey Maddrey is seen at the podium as he addresses the media on Wednesday March 14th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)Deputy Chief Michael Kemper, in charge of the Brooklyn North Detectives, is seen at the podium on Wednesday March 14, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)The body of one of the deceased is removed from the scene on Wednesday March 14, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)The body of one of the deceased is removed from the scene on Wednesday March 14, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)The body of one of the deceased is removed from the scene on Wednesday March 14, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
