{"id":2188,"date":"2026-03-19T20:09:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owspakistan.com\/?p=2188"},"modified":"2026-03-19T20:09:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:09:38","slug":"teen-charged-after-allegedly-firing-air-gun-at-rose-bay-school-20260320-p5qs96-htmlrefrssutm_mediumrssutm_sourcerss_feed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owspakistan.com\/?p=2188","title":{"rendered":"Teen charged after allegedly firing air gun at Rose Bay school"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 fNDZoQ\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 hjlPcO\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 hPBdKJ\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Emily Kaine\" data-testid=\"author-avatar-image\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/w_64%2Ch_64%2Cc_fill%2Cg_auto:faces\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/19c951cda8116930e5645fc74f2bba770b60be950141d2307c74db4a59b147e5\" 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Secondary College in Dover Heights.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.434%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_777%2C$y_381\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/ef60741d74f92bee1467e71c6add165561ee49cf\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.434%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_777%2C$y_381\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/ef60741d74f92bee1467e71c6add165561ee49cf, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.434%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_777%2C$y_381\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/ef60741d74f92bee1467e71c6add165561ee49cf 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"\/><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Rose Bay Secondary College in Dover Heights.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Louise Kennerley<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Police were told that the boy showed another student what appeared to be a firearm before allegedly firing at him.<\/p>\n<p>A pellet from the ball-bearing style firearm \u2013 known as a BB gun or air gun \u2013 struck the student. No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>The partially selective school in Sydney\u2019s eastern suburbs was immediately put into lockdown and police were called.<\/p>\n<p>The 15-year-old was arrested and taken to Surry Hills Police Station, where he was charged with possessing an unregistered, unauthorised pistol in a public place, stalking and intimidating with intent to cause fear of physical harm, and firing a firearm in or near a public place.<\/p>\n<p>He was refused bail and spent the night in police custody. He is due to appear before a children\u2019s court on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Be the first to know when major news happens. <\/i><\/b><a class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/newsletter-signup?newsletter=breaking-news&amp;utm_source=EditorialArticle&amp;utm_medium=ArticleText&amp;utm_campaign=Newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i>Sign up for breaking news alerts<\/i><\/b><\/a> <em><strong>on email or turn on notifications in the app.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"article-footer\" class=\"sc-780f6c39-0 fWnQtB\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-1 bhFzjY noPrint\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-2 ksUUFP\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 kbEYga sc-780f6c39-3 fMMhlQ\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 kmQlMe\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 TUyao\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 gaKrMl\">Save<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 yEdFV sc-d1b14060-3 cpmcTK\" role=\"tooltip\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/goodfood\/saved\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-12 sc-d1b14060-2 jyLmZI iQLtAb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-b5b9fd03-0 ksyHqK\">\n<div class=\"sc-b5b9fd03-1 LVIFj\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Emily Kaine\" data-testid=\"author-avatar-image\" height=\"40\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/w_40%2Ch_40%2Cc_fill%2Cg_auto:faces\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/19c951cda8116930e5645fc74f2bba770b60be950141d2307c74db4a59b147e5\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/w_40%2Ch_40%2Cc_fill%2Cg_auto:faces\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/19c951cda8116930e5645fc74f2bba770b60be950141d2307c74db4a59b147e5, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/w_80%2Ch_80%2Cc_fill%2Cg_auto:faces\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/19c951cda8116930e5645fc74f2bba770b60be950141d2307c74db4a59b147e5 2x\" width=\"40\" class=\"sc-9a01536c-0 libeSR\"\/><span data-testid=\"author-bio\" class=\"sc-b5b9fd03-3 cVMGnz\"><span><a class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hdiTqm sc-b5b9fd03-2 jcGta-D\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/by\/emily-kaine-p537lt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emily Kaine<\/a> is a national news blogger at The Sydney Morning Herald.<\/span><span class=\"sc-b5b9fd03-4 gMBkSk\">Connect via <a class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hdiTqm sc-b5b9fd03-5 czsZcI\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/national\/nsw\/mailto:emily.kaine@nine.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"sc-3dbe4134-0 iIZygf sc-df8e6ee0-0 noPrint\" data-an-name=\"From our partners\" data-an-cu-group=\"everything\" data-an-cu-name=\"From our partners\" data-an-cu-position=\"4\" data-testid=\"from-our-partners-strap\">\n<header class=\"sc-84567ec1-0 hpMljf\">\n<h2 data-pb-type=\"hi\" class=\"sc-84567ec1-1 weWOF\"><span>From our partners<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 20, 2026 \u2014 6:41am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. 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