NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – A teacher was shot in the Bronx on Wednesday when a bullet flew through a window of a middle school, according to police and sources.
The 33-year-old teacher suffered a graze wound to the hand in the shooting around 11:50 a.m. at MS-391 Angelo Patri Middle School on Folin Street in Fordham Heights, police said.
He was struck by a bullet that came through a sixth-floor window of the school, sources told 1010 WINS.
Police at the scene of the shooting on Wednesday.Citizen App
He was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition, police said.
The shooting came just a day before public school students return to class Thursday after the summer break.
The shooting came a day before classes resume, and no students were injured.Citizen App
No students were in the classroom when the teacher was hit, according to sources.
In a statement, the city Department of Education said: "This egregious display of violence is both upsetting and reprehensible. NYPD immediately responded to the scene where one educator sustained non-life-threatening injuries. We will provide support additional support to this school community."
