Wakefield schools end first day on lockdown
FOR BACK TO SCHOOL WEEK AND HOW
BUS RIDES ARE SHAPING UP.
>> BREAKING NEWS AT 6 O'CLOCK.
THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL ENDED
IN A CODE RED LOCKDOWN FOR 3
WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS. THE PERSON
WHO CAUSED IT IS STILL ON THE
RUN. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
I'M GERALD OWENS AND I'M DEBRA
MORGAN. ALL 3 WAKEFIELD SCHOOLS
WENT ON LOCKDOWN AROUND 3 THIS
AFTERNOON. WRAL'S ERIC MILLER
IS THERE IN THE WRAL BREAKING
NEWS TRACKER TO EXPLAIN WHAT
HAPPENED THERE.
>> DENVER CERTAINLY A
TERRIFYING INTO THE SCHOOL DAY
FOR STUDENTS AS WELL AS PARENTS
HERE. NOT THE WAY ANYONE WANTED
THIS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL TO GO
TO TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THIS
VIDEO. THIS IS FROM THE BELL,
WAKEFIELD APARTMENTS ABOUT 2
BLOCKS AWAY FROM ALL OF THOSE
SCHOOLS. POLICE TELLING US THE
SHOOTING HAPPENED RIGHT AROUND
2.45. ONE YOUNG MAN WAS SHOT
AND RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL.
WE'RE TOLD HE'S GOING TO
RECOVER FROM THOSE INJURIES.
POLICE SAY THE SHOOTER TOOK
OFF RUNNING THROUGH THE
NEIGHBORHOODS HERE. THAT'S WHAT
PROMPTED THAT LOCKDOWN. IT ONLY
LASTED ABOUT 10 MINUTES.
BUT AGAIN, IT WAS A CODE RED
AND WE'VE HEARD FROM MULTIPLE
PARENTS NOW. IT REALLY WAS A
TERRIFYING MOMENT. 4, THOSE
STUDENTS, POLICE ARE CONTINUING
THEIR INVESTIGATION AND
CONTINUING THEIR SEARCH FOR
THE SHOOTER. WAKE COUNTY
SCHOOLS HAVE SAID IF THERE ARE
STUDENTS WHO DO NEED THAT EXTRA
SUPPORT, THAT EXTRA COUNSELING,
IT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THOSE
THAT NEED DEBORAH.