Extra security will be at Cary High School on Friday after a shooting injured a 15-year-old.
A 17-year-old is in custody, according to Cary police, who said the teenagers are not Wake County students.
Around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, officers responded to an active shooter situation in the 600 block of Walnut Street, placing four schools in a lockdown.
“All of a sudden, my son called me screaming, “Mom! there’s been a shooting!” Cary High School parent Norma Reaves said. “People started running, trying to get back on school property because they didn’t know where to go. They were waiting for their parents.”
East Cary Magnet Middle School, Adams Elementary, Cary Elementary and Cary High School went into a code yellow lockdown due to “police activity” in the area. Police said none of the schools are involved in the shooting, and the lockdowns have since been lifted.
The extra security at Cary High School on Friday is only a precaution, the school said.
Officers believe the initial scene occurred in the roadway between Cary Town Boulevard and Walnut Street.
