PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Northeast High School reopened for classes on Monday for the first time since a shooting at a nearby SEPTA bus stop left eight students wounded.
Police are expected to hold a news conference at some point on Monday but did not say if there have been any significant updates in the investigation. They have been trying to find three people who opened fire at the students at Rising Sun and Cottman avenues on Wednesday, March 6. The shooters and their getaway driver remain at large.
Investigators have received tips from the public, but there's been no word on any arrests.
While the investigation continues, Northeast High is getting students back into the building. Eleventh- and 12th-grade students returned to in-person classes on Monday while ninth- and 10th-graders remained virtual. It will be reversed on Tuesday — the younger students will be on-site, while the upperclassmen will be learning from home.
Crisis counselors will continue to be available at Northeast High and remotely. City, school and SEPTA police officials plan to be more visible at the school, in the neighborhood and along the bus routes.
This has been a challenging time for Northeast High and the district. Eleven Philadelphia School District students were wounded in two shootings last week. In all, there were four shootings on or near SEPTA buses four days in a row.
On March 3, a man was shot and killed as he stepped off a bus in Oxford Circle. On March 4, in Ogontz, Imhotep Institute Charter High School student Dayemen Taylor was shot and killed as he boarded a Route 6 bus. Five people, including three teens, were also wounded. On March 5, a man on a Route 79 bus was shot and killed by an exiting passenger in South Philly.
