A fight that led to a 14-year-old student being severely stabbed and a security guard shot in the leg outside Buffalo’s McKinley High School shortly after classes let out Wednesday afternoon prompted an hourslong manhunt and a school lockdown.
Holding tight
Twilia Jones, left, holds her daughter after being reunited at McKinley High School after two victims were shot in an incident on the property on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.
Students leave the school
Students are escorted to waiting family members out of the cafeteria side door after being locked down inside at McKinley High School after a shooting/stabbing incident on the property on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.
Escorted out
Students are escorted to waiting family members out of the cafeteria side door after being locked down inside McKinley High School after a shooting/stabbing incident on the property on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.
Waiting for loved ones
Family wait for word on the safety of their children who were forced to lock down in a cafeteria at McKinley High School after a shooting/stabbing incident on the property on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.
Watching the scene
A man watches the police presence at the school at McKinley High School after a shooting/stabbing incident on the property on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.
Inside the School
Students and staff were locked in the cafeteria at McKinley High School after a shooting/stabbing incident on the property on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.
Reunited
Latorria Smith hugs her granddaughter after she was released from McKinley High School.
Brown speaks
Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and Buffalo Public Schools Superintendent Kriner Cash announce that McKinley High School will go to remote learning for the time being.
Family and friends wait
Family and friends wait for students to be allowed to leave McKinley High School.
Superintendent Kriner Cash
Buffalo Public Schools Superintendent Kriner Cash announces that McKinley High School will go to remote learning for the time being.
Superintendent Kriner Cash
Buffalo Public Schools Superintendent Kriner Cash announces that McKinley High School will go to remote learning for the time being.
McKinley High School
The scene of a shooting/stabbing incident at McKinley High School, Feb. 9, 2022.
Rescue vehicles
The scene of a shooting/stabbing incident at McKinley High School, Feb. 9, 2022.
A parent waits
A parent waits in her car. She said her son and nephew, both 16, were still inside McKinley High School.
Gramaglia speaks
Deputy Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said there were about 100 students still inside McKinley High School. School was let out about 20 minutes before the shooting/stabbing incident, he said.
Police arrive
The scene of a shooting/stabbing incident at McKinley High School.
School violence
Members of the SWAT team arrive after a shooting/stabbing incident at McKinley High School on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.
On the scene
The scene of a shooting/stabbing incident at McKinley High School.
Helicopter on the scene
A police helicopter patrols in the sky at the intersection of Elmwood Avenue and Amherst Street after a shooting/stabbing incident at McKinley High School on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.
McKinley incident
The scene in front of the school just south at the intersection of Elmwood Avenue and Amherst Street after a shooting/stabbing incident at McKinley High School on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.
Police on the scene
Police on the scene of a shooting/stabbing incident at McKinley High School on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.
Parents wait for word
Parents gather outside McKinley High School after a shooting/stabbing incident on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.
Police tape
McKinley High School, where a shooting/stabbing incident occurred on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.
Waiting family
Parents gather outside McKinley High after a shooting/stabbing incident on Wednesday.
Waiting for news
Parents gather outside McKinley High School after a shooting/stabbing incident. Several students were still in the school.
Watch now: Official briefing outside McKinley High School
Watch now: Buffalo police briefing outside McKinley High School
Long wait
Families wait for word on the safety of their children who were forced to lock down in a cafeteria at McKinley High School after a shooting/stabbing incident on the property on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.
Watching and waiting
A man watches the police presence at the school at McKinley High School after a shooting/stabbing incident on the property on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.
Standing guard
Police surround the north end of the school protecting the cafeteria where staff and students locked down inside McKinley High School after a shooting/stabbing incident on the property on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.
Students safe (copy)
Students at McKinley High School were escorted out of the cafeteria side door to waiting family members after being locked down inside the school after a stabbing/shooting incident on Wednesday.
Students safe
Students are escorted out of the cafeteria side door to waiting family members after being locked down inside at McKinley High School after a shooting/stabbing incident on the property on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.
Anxious families
Families wait for word on the safety of their children who were forced to lock down in a cafeteria at McKinley High School after a shooting/stabbing incident on the property on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.
Waiting and hoping
Family wait for word on the safety of their children who were forced to lock down in a cafeteria at McKinley High School after a shooting/stabbing incident on the property on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.
Wanting answers
Families wait for word on the safety of their children who were forced to lock down in a cafeteria at McKinley High School after a shooting/stabbing incident on the property on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.
Still waiting
Families wait for word on the safety of their children who were forced to lock down in a cafeteria at McKinley High School after a shooting/stabbing incident on the property on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.
McKinley High School
The scene of a shooting/stabbing incident at McKinley High School.
Darkness falls
A police officer lowers police tape to allow a fire truck to get through at McKinley High School after a stabbing/shooting incident on the property on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.
Setting up police lines
The scene after a shooting/stabbing incident at McKinley High School, Feb. 9, 2022
In response to the shooting, McKinley has switched to remote learning for the rest of the week.
Buffalo Police said late Thursday that they had a 17-year-old male in custody in connection with an incident that occurred a day prior at McKinley High School in which a 14-year-old boy was stabbed and a security guard was shot.
Buffalo Public Schools Superintendent Kriner Cash said the district is taking steps to address concerning incidents, such as fights, that have happened at a slightly higher rate at McKinley and a handful of other schools than on average across the district.
The 17-year-old arrested Monday, the second teenager charged in a four-day span, pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree attempted murder, second-degree assault and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
"Common sense would dictate that the administration of the school would make sure that this child had safe passage from school at the end of the day, and they neglected to do that,"  said John V. Elmore, attorney for Aurielle Austin, Sirgio Jeter's mother.
Parents were left to stand outside well after nightfall waiting for their children who were being released one by one.Â
Police have not released a name or a description of the suspect.
