Crime & Safety
12 Pepper-Sprayed At Flatbush School: FDNY
Twelve people were pepper sprayed inside Middle School For Art & Philosophy Monday afternoon, the FDNY said.
EAST FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN -- A dozen people were pepper-sprayed inside an East Flatbush middle school Monday afternoon, officials said.
Twelve people were exposed to the spray inside the Middle School For Art & Philosophy at 1084 Lenox Ave. at about 1:45 p.m., according to the FDNY and school officials.
None of the people treated at the school appeared to be seriously injured, according to the FDNY.
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The FDNY did not have information about the victims' ages.
Update: This story originally reported the campus in question was the Uncommon Schools King Collegiate Charter School at the same address.
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