JOPPA, MD—An arrest has been made in connection with Friday’s deadly shooting at Joppatowne High School.

At just after 12:30 p.m. on September 6, deputies from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office responded to Joppatowne High School for an active assailant. A School Resource Officer assigned to the school immediately responded to identify and address the threat.

Authorities arrived within minutes to search for the assailant. Students evacuated a 15-year-old Joppatowne High School student suffering from a gunshot wound from the interior of the school to the school entry where school nurses, staff, and students provided care.

The student was flown to ​John Hopkins Bayview Hospital. The student, Warren Curtis Grant, 15, of Edgewood, succumbed to his injuries after arrival.

​Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies supported by dozens of allied law enforcement officers, from the Maryland State Police, Baltimore County, Bel Air, Aberdeen, and Havre de Grace Police Departments, the Maryland Transportation Authority Police, the Maryland National Resources Police, and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, and the Homeland Security and Investigations secured the school and surrounding areas, conducted a search for additional victims and those who sheltered in place, began evacuations with the help of staff, and worked with Harford County Department of Emergency Services to initiate reunification protocols.

​Detectives initiated an investigation and a person who was believed to be the assailant was identified. This information was provided to law enforcement canvasing the neighborhoods around the school.

At just after 12:45 p.m., citizens contacted police and reported a suspicious subject attempting to break into a residence. Deputies responded and took the individual, Jaylen Rushawn Prince, 16, of Edgewood, into custody at 12:52 p.m. Prince is a student at Joppatowne High School. The arrest was made without incident.
​Reunification of students was completed at around 3:30 p.m.

Prince has been charged as an adult with murder, first- and second-degree assault, and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony/crime of violence. He is currently being held in the Harford County Detention Center. He is awaiting his initial appearance before a judicial officer.

​The events leading up to the shooting and the relationship between the victim and the suspect remains under investigation. However, information indicates that Grant and Prince knew each other prior to the shooting.

Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact Detective Ross, with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division at 443-409-3555.

Photo via Google Maps