Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} A 12-year-old boy is in police custody after they say he brought an orange plastic pellet gun to school and shot another student, according to the School District.
It happened Tuesday morning around 11:30 a.m. at the Henry A. Brown Elementary School on East Sergeant Street. The District says the boy fired the gun at another student during a math class, striking him in the back of the head. The student who was struck was not injured, according to police.
The School District says the boy was suspended and recommended for expulsion. A School District spokesperson claims a pellet gun is considered a weapon under the District's policy. The 12-year-old is charged with bringing a weapon to school and other related offenses.
Tuesday's incident follows a similar incident last week in which police say a 5th-grade student brought a pellet gun to class at the John Whittier School.
