Friday, August 31, 2012
A candlelight service for Daniel Borowy, originally planned for either Aug. 31 or Sept. 1 at Perry Hall High School, has been postponed until he can attend.
A candlelight vigil honoring Daniel Borowy, the 17-year-old victim of a student shooting at Perry Hall High School, has been postponed until further notice. It was originally planned for either Friday, Aug. 31 or Saturday, Sept. 1. A group of local school officials, police commanders, elected officials and community members held a meeting at the high school on Thursday afternoon, where they decided to reschedule the event for when Borowy is well enough to attend, according to County Councilman David Marks. Borowy, a special needs student, was shot in the lower back, allegedly by 15-year-old Robert W. Gladden Jr., in the school cafeteria Monday morning, police said. He was flown to Maryland Shock Trauma and remained hospitalized into …
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Daniel Borowy, who was critically injured on Monday, is a Lady Gaga fan, friends say.
Daniel Borowy, the 17-year-old student who was struck by a bullet inside Perry Hall High School on Monday, remained in critical condition Tuesday, police said. The teenager was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma with a gunshot wound in his lower back after 15-year-old Robert Gladden Jr. allegedly opened fire in the school's cafeteria, according to Baltimore County Police Chief Jim Johnson. Since the incident, students and community members have rallied around Borowy by using social media, wearing T-shirts in his honor, praying and singing for him and organizing collections for his family. On Tuesday night, however, friends began organizing another effort, a call for support from one of Borowy's favorite musicians—Lady Gaga. Rachel Davies, a …
Principal George Roberts held a press conference Tuesday morning.
Perry Hall High School was returning to a "sense of normalcy" Tuesday morning, less than 24 hours after a student-involved shooting left one 17-year-old student critically injured, Principal George Roberts told reporters. Standing in a wooded area between the school and Ebenezer Road, Roberts said staff members were careful to ensure the school day was "very structured." To facilitate the "healing process," Roberts said trauma counselors were available for students and staff and that a community meeting would likely be held in the coming week. Most students, he said, were back in class and for the most part, instructors were teaching lessons. Roberts said information on attendance was not yet available. Plans to hold regular classes on …
Police said the gun used in the shooting did not come from the Kingsville home.
The stepfather of the teen accused in Monday's shooting at Perry Hall High School was arrested on drug and firearm charges, according to police. Andrew E. Piper of the 8500 block of Bradshaw Road in Kingsville was charged with marijuana possession and illegal firearm possession. He is currently free on $500,000 bond. A preliminary hearing in the case is scheduled for Dec. 3. Piper was arrested Monday during a police search of the family's Kingsville home that was related to the shooting earlier that day. Piper is not charged in connection to the shooting allegedly carried out by his stepson, 15-year-old Robert Wayne Gladden Jr. Police said the weapon that was used in the school incident came from the Middle River home where Gladden's …
Perry Hall High School students are using the Twitter hashtag #PrayForDaniel to show their support for Daniel Borowy, the victim of Monday morning's shooting.
The Perry Hall High School community has taken to social media to show their support for Daniel Borowy, the 17-year-old victim in Monday's shooting at Perry Hall High School. During a prayer service Tuesday morning, many wore shirts that read "Pray for Daniel" and "Stay Strong Daniel," in Borowy's honor. During a Tuesday news conference, police officially confirmed Borowy's identity and stated that he remained in critical condition at Maryland Shock Trauma into Tuesday morning. Local collections have begun to help raise money for his family. Shannon Otakie Bray, president of the Perry Hall High School Alumni Association, released the following statement: The Perry Hall High School Alumni Association is collecting funds to help Daniel …
Monday, August 27, 2012
Students say it was Jesse Wasmer, a guidance counselor at Perry Hall High School, who intervened during a shooting in the school's cafeteria.
Students and social media are reporting that Jesse Wasmer, a Perry Hall High School guidance counselor, intervened after a 15-year-old student reportedly shot another student in the school's cafeteria Monday morning. "I turned around and the kid's got a gun, and Mr. Wasmer, one of the counselors, pushes him up against a vending machine and then he shot one more off," Ryan Brady, a student who witnessed the shooting, told Patch. Wasmer declined to comment when contacted by Patch. A Facebook page has been created to thank Wasmer. At 4:30 p.m. Monday it had nearly 950 fans. Several Twitter and Facebook users have also identified Wasmer as the person who first made contact with the alleged shooter. Mike Barnstein wrote on Facebook: Thank you …
Donna Bartlett
10:58 pm on Tuesday, September 4, 2012
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