TROY, Mich. – Schools in Troy went into a “minimum security mode” Thursday morning after a shooting at Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital.
Police said it happened just after 7 a.m. in the hospital’s parking garage. An employee was reportedly shot twice by another employee. The suspect was taken into custody in Macomb County roughly 90 minutes after the shooting.
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Troy School District Superintendent Dr. Richard Machesky said the district has prepared for incidents like this.
“When there’s something that’s occurring outside of our schools in the community, we go into what we call a ‘minimum security mode,’ which is essentially students in the classroom, business as usual in the classroom, but we limit any access outside,” Machesky said.
When the shooting happened, Machesky said the high school students were already inside their schools, which immediately went into minimum security mode. However, middle school and elementary students were being dropped off at the time, so staff and parents escorted them inside.
“Once they’re in the building, it’s minimum security mode, business as usual, no outdoor recess and so forth, things along those lines until we’re confident that the issue has been resolved,” Machesky said.
The district has been in constant communication with law enforcement as the situation unfolded. Machesky said the district has an excellent relationship with the Troy Police Department and that they have a system in place to ensure they’re communicating effectively.
“We also have a district security director,” Machesky said. “Our district security director is in constant contact with our school resource officers. He’s then getting information to our team here in the Troy School District and then we’re able to get that information out quickly via our communication channels to our building administrators who can then immediately connect with their staff.”
Machesky closed the interview by reassuring parents that their children are safe at Troy schools.
“Any situation like this raise raises the level of anxiety for our families and our staff,” Machesky said. “We have processes in place for this very reason. This is why we practice.”
You can watch the full interview in the video player above.
