Student With Gun At School Charged With Attempted Murder: Police

BALTIMORE, MD — Police identified the student who authorities said was arrested at Patterson High School Monday while in possession of a gun. He has been charged with attempted first-degree murder and handgun violations, according to officials.

Malik Bell, 16, of Baltimore was taken to the central intake facility for booking, police said Tuesday.

Bell fought with police officers at Patterson High School in the 100 block of Kane Street Monday, according to Sgt. Clyde Boatwright, who is president of the Baltimore City Public Schools police union.

The school went into lockdown during the incident Monday and planned to have extra police presence Tuesday, WJZ reported, citing a letter from the principal. It was the 28th instance of a gun being found in a public school in Baltimore City since 2016, according to the news station.

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Police said Bell was wanted in relation to a shooting Monday, Feb. 17, that happened in the 5000 block of Truesdale Avenue. In that case, officials reported a woman was found shot in her upper and lower body at 1:21 p.m.

She had been chased and shot, and after she fell to the ground, she was shot additional times, according to Boatwright, who said on the C4 Show on WBAL Radio Tuesday that the woman in her 40s was shot about 10 times total. Police said she was taken to an area hospital for treatment.

The 46-year-old shooting victim, who was not believed to be the intended target, has since been treated and released from the hospital, according to WBFF.

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at the Northeast District detectives at 410-396-2444 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.