Student grazed in head by stray bullet fired into Washington DC classroom

A 17-year-old female student was grazed successful nan caput by a stray slug that flew done a model astatine her Washington D.C. schoolhouse schoolroom connected Friday greeting – during a chaotic shoot-out extracurricular nan facility. 

The unfortunate suffered non-life-threatening injuries aft a hail of bullets smashed done Dunbar High School conscionable earlier 10 a.m., police say.

She was rushed to nan infirmary wherever she is presently receiving curen and is expected to make a afloat recovery, rule enforcement officials say.

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A teen student was grazed successful nan caput by a stray slug that burst done a model astatine her Washington D.C. schoolhouse connected Friday greeting during a chaotic shoot-out extracurricular nan facility. (FOX 5 DC)

The schoolhouse was placed connected lockdown and location is nary progressive shooter wrong nan school. Dunbar High School is astir 1.5 miles eastbound of Downtown Washington D.C.

The shocking incident occurred erstwhile opposing suspects fought extracurricular nan schoolhouse and exchanged gunfire, James Boteler, the commander of the Third District said astatine a property briefing. 

"There were respective rounds that did spell done nan solid windows astatine Dunbar," said Boteler, who added that he believed nan unfortunate was successful a schoolroom astatine nan time. 

"A conveyance traveled nan incorrect measurement connected nan 1200 Block astatine Kirby Street Northwest. Once nan conveyance was astir halfway up nan block, location was a bid of gunshots followed by immoderate much gunshots."

"At this clip we judge location was an speech of gunfire successful that artifact among individuals. However, nan motive remains unknown."

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Police extracurricular nan entranceway to Dunbar High School successful Washington DC aft a shooting. (FOX 5 DC)

Police opportunity nan shooting was not directed astatine nan school. It is unclear really galore suspects were progressive successful nan shooting and they stay astatine large. 

A resident successful nan vicinity tells Fox 5 DC that he heard nan shots being fired and it sounded akin to automatic fire. 

"About 20, 30 shots, while we were sitting location pinch nan model open, watching our kids…we knew immediately… we are utilized to this," said nan resident, who added he has served successful Afghanistan.

"We’ve heard this galore times successful this area... this is not OK."

The enraged resident went connected to blast metropolis officials who he says are not prosecuting capable suspects erstwhile it comes to weapon crime. 

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Residents opportunity nan area has seen a spike successful supplier usage and crime (Fox 5 DC)

Mayor Bowser arrived connected nan segment but has yet to opportunity thing astir nan incident, Fox 5 reports. 

Joyce Robinson-Paul, who is simply a personnel of nan section vicinity advisory commission, says nan organization is being "bombarded" pinch weapon crime and drugs. 

"How galore shootings do you each person to person earlier you each understand that this vicinity is nether siege," Robinson-Paul said.

"How it's sewage to this point, bad leaders. You request bully group that attraction astir children."