BALTIMORE — Just one week into the school year, two students have been shot and killed. One in Baltimore County and another in Northeast Baltimore.
17-year-old Jeremiah Brogden, a student at Mervo High, was shot and killed Friday. Hours later, a 14-year-old was shot and killed in the Milford Mill area. His identity has not been released.
Baltimore Police say Friday afternoon when school was letting out, a 17-year-old from another Baltimore City Public School walked up to Brogden, and after an exchange, the suspect shot and killed Brogden.
"You send your children to school and you expect them to come home, but then you get news like this," said Linda Hatten.
"I worry a great deal about my children and not only my kids but others too. This city really needs help," said Kira Dixoa.
Brogden was a football player and a junior at Mervo. His teammates and other loved ones took to social media to express how heartbroken they all are.
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Around 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Baltimore County police found two teenagers shot in Milford Mill. One of them was a 14-year-old who died at a local hospital.
"I just pray for both families, it was a tragedy on both ends. City and county," said Dixoa.
One of the victim's friends who wanted to remain anonymous told WMAR-2 News that he attended Milford Mill Academy, and they want adults to do more to keep kids safe.
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"You need to check up on your kids, not saying that parents are not doing their job, but you need to be more involved. These kids out here, they're into some really deep stuff, and they just feel like they can't tell the parents, they're scared. People are scared, and I don't blame them, but that's not the way to live," said the anonymous source.
The 17-year-old suspect in Brogden's case, who has not been identified, has been charged with first-degree murder. Police haven't made any arrests in the shooting death of the 14-year-old in Baltimore County.
