A 15yr old boy who attends the Midwood High School at 2839 Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn was taken in for questioning after he approached School Safety Agents at about 1:30PM and informed them that he had a gun.
The gun turned out to be a loaded .22 caliber. Information as to the type of weapon and exactly where it was recovered was not revealed by authorities as their Investigation continues.
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.
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.
Eleven children and one adult female staffer were removed to Brookdale Hospital for further treatment and observation. An Investigation into the incident is ongoing.