Father sentenced to 5 years for triple shooting outside Carver Vo-Tech High School

BALTIMORE – A father charged for his role in a triple shooting outside Carver Vocational Technical High School will serve five years in prison, according to the Baltimore City State Attorney’s Office.

William Dredden III and Tiffany Harrison were both charged with first-degree assault, reckless endangerment, use of a firearm in the commission of a violent crime and other related charges after police said they took their 15-year-old son to kill another to attack. teenager at school.

The teen’s parents said this, according to the police participated in the attackwhere he pistol-whipped an unknown victim. The teen then fled the attack and encountered another 15-year-old. According to police, the two teens got into an argument before pulling out handguns and shooting at each other.

“Today’s sentencing should send a clear message to every parent or guardian in our city: it is possible to be held responsible for your child’s actions, and you cannot turn a blind eye to or be complicit in criminal activity without you suffer the consequences,” said the spokesperson. Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates said. “As protectors of our youth, we must model positive behavior and guide them in times of crisis.”

Dredden was sentenced to twenty years, with all but five years suspended to be served without parole, and three years of supervised probation.