Suspect, who lives with his parents, reportedly frustrated with his studies and had struggled during lockdown
Two teachers injured and a man arrested following rampage at Crawley College in West Sussex on Monday
A neighbour said the suspect was having problems and had been struggling with lockdowns
Armed police officers and snipers responded to reports of gunshot fire at the site on Monday afternoon
Police confirmed that a man, 18 and from Crawley, was arrested and remains in custody for questioning
Teenager in Court Following Crawley College Armed Incident
A teenager appeared in court on Wednesday after being charged following an incident at Crawley College on Monday when shots were fired.
Sandijs Dreimanis, 18, of Barton Walk in Crawley, West Sussex, England, was named by police earlier in the day and “charged with possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and possession of a bladed article on a school premises.”
Dreimanis did not enter pleas to the charges when he appeared at Crawley Magistrates’ Court.
Magistrate Paul Dalby told Dreimanis that “the allegation involving a firearm can only be dealt with at the Crown Court, and as the other matters occurred at the same time they too will be dealt with at the Crown Court.
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Officers also conducted a search at an address in Barton Walk, Crawley, in connection with the incident. Chief Inspector Shane Baker, of the Crawley Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “I’d personally like to thank everyone who helped to quickly bring this incident to a safe conclusion, especially the two members of college staff whose heroics have not gone unnoticed. They put themselves in harm’s way in order to protect their students, fellow employees and the wider public, and I am hugely grateful for their quick thinking actions. “During this, they sustained minor injuries – not gunshot wounds – and presented themselves to a walk-in medical centre. Thankfully, no other injuries were reported, and no damage was caused by the blank shots fired.
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Tuesday, 27th April 2021, 4:25 pm
Dozens of armed police including counter terrorism officers descended on the college after shots were fired at the College Road site, police said.
And now a police chief has praised the staff for putting themselves in harms way to protect others.
Chief Inspector Shane Baker, of the Crawley Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “I’d personally like to thank everyone who helped to quickly bring this incident to a safe conclusion, especially the two members of college staff whose heroics have not gone unnoticed.
Officers at the scene
“They put themselves in harm’s way in order to protect their students, fellow employees and the wider public, and I am hugely grateful for their quick-thinking actions.”