Police: 4 teens shoot at each other outside Des Moines elementary school
Police: 4 teens shoot at each other outside Des Moines elementary school
Police said two sets of teen boys were shooting at each other in a field at North Hill Elementary School on Thursday around 2:45 p.m. Shell casings were found on school grounds.
DES MOINES, Wash. - Des Moines police are looking for four teens who fired shots at each other outside an elementary school.
Police said two sets of teen boys were shooting at each other in a field at North Hill Elementary School on Thursday around 2:45 p.m. Shell casings were found on school grounds.
All four teens ran off, two going north and two going south of the school.
Neighbors said at first they thought it was fireworks. Then they saw the teens running away.
"It’s kind of worrisome it happened at a school, you know it’s terrifying," said Dame Jimenez, who heard the shots.
Two stopped a woman to try and get a ride, but they were denied. It's unclear which group stopped the driver.
As police searched with a K-9 unit, Moses Russ said he checked his backyard to make sure they weren’t hiding there.
"It’s kind of frightening because this is the last place you expect something like this to happen," said Russ. "My son used to go over there, but this is the first time we’ve had anything of this caliber happening in this neighborhood."
Officers are still getting information and actively searching for the four teens.
It's unclear what led up to the shots fired. Police say the teens appeared to have known each other, so it was not a random incident.
School is not yet in session and no students were on campus.
It does not appear that anyone was hurt.
If anyone has any information on the shooting, call detectives at 206-878-3301 or leave an anonymous tip at 206-870-6871.
This is a developing story.
FOX 13 will have updates as they become available.