There was a shooting at a high school on Staten Island on Thursday.

And but for a tip from a reader, the Advance/SILive.com might have never heard about it.

Which means that you, the public, may not have ever heard about it.

Can you imagine?

The shooting took place in a park across the street from McKee High School, St. George, with a 17-year-old wounded in the leg. At least five shots were fired during the incident.

The shooting came a day after a gun was confiscated from a student as he entered nearby Curtis High School. Police say that incident may be gang-related.

In these days when shootings at schools continue to rattle the country, and when youth violence is a major issue on Staten Island, not having access to police radio transmissions is a dangerous way for a community to live.

And you can blame Mayor Eric Adams and the NYPD for that.

Police scanner traffic has been encrypted on Staten Island and in other parts........

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