A Baltimore teen and his parents were indicted Tuesday over an October shootout outside a high school that started when they brought a gun.
Prosecutors alleged that William Dredden, 40, and Tiffany Harrison, 37, drove their 15-year-old to Carver Vocational Technical High School on October 27 and helped him attack a student outside the school.
The couple and their son allegedly struck the victim multiple times with a handgun and their fists before classes began.
As the family left the scene, their son fired several shots wounding two other students; one of the victims fired back, wounding the 15-year-old suspect.
The parents returned to their home where they changed clothes and called 911.
“We need parents to be part of the solution, not the problem,” Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates said.
“Hear me clear, parents, if you have a child, you must also be responsible for your children’s actions.”
Dredden and Harrison were hit with a dozen counts including first-degree assault, illegally transporting a handgun, and conspiracy to commit attempted first-degree murder. Their juvenile son was indicted in adult court.
