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Newton
13-year-old Newton boy charged with shooting fellow students with BB gun
E-Mail|Link|Comments (1) Posted September 22, 2009 11:07 AM
By Matt Rocheleau, Globe Correspondent
A 13-year-old boy who allegedly shot four other students with a BB gun at the Frank Ashley Day Middle School in Newton on Friday faces four counts of juvenile charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, police said today.
The alleged suspect, whose name is not being released because of his age, pulled a BB gun from his backpack and began firing at a large crowd of students who were waiting for a bus, according to a Newton police report.
The report said students were waiting by the Gath Pool near Albemarle Field at around 4:15 p.m. on Friday, shortly following the dismissal of after school activities held at the field, such as football and soccer.
The BB gun was covered with the alleged suspect’s shirt but several students said they observed a black barrel with an orange tip sticking out from the suspect’s shirt.
“All of a sudden [one student] heard a click, click, click sound,” said the police report. “[The suspect] pointed the thing at him and he heard a click sound, and the right arm on his shirt ripped, and he felt pain. … there was a small welt on the student’s deltoid muscle.”
Police said they interviewed four male students who said they were hit and each had visible welts. One was shot on his arm, another shot on his calf, another on the back of his neck, and another on his abdomen.
Officials said they offered to call ambulances for each student who was hit, but each declined
The suspect had left the scene, but witnesses identified him and officers went to the suspect’s home.
There, police spoke with his mother to explain their visit, went upstairs and retrieved the alleged weapon, a KWC BB Gun which was a replica of a Smith and Wesson Model 4506, and a small nylon bag which contained several hundred plastic BB’s.
Police filed a complaint Waltham District Court (Juvenile Session) against the alleged suspect with four counts on assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon.
The school’s principal and Newton’s superintendent did not respond to messages left by the Globe Tuesday morning.
However, the school’s principal, Gina Healy e-mailed parents to inform them of what she called a “disturbing incident.”
“Of course, there will be serious school and legal consequences,” she said in an e-mail explaining what happened. “The safety and well-being of all students at Day is of paramount importance, and we want children to feel secure in their school environment. We are doing all we can to foster a healthy and safe environment and to respond appropriately when our sense of security is threatened. If your child would like to speak to someone at school about this incident, s/he should contact her/his guidance counselor or other trusted adult.”
Newton
13-year-old Newton boy charged with shooting fellow students with BB gun
E-Mail|Link|Comments (1) Posted September 22, 2009 11:07 AM
By Matt Rocheleau, Globe Correspondent
A 13-year-old boy who allegedly shot four other students with a BB gun at the Frank Ashley Day Middle School in Newton on Friday faces four counts of juvenile charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, police said today.
The alleged suspect, whose name is not being released because of his age, pulled a BB gun from his backpack and began firing at a large crowd of students who were waiting for a bus, according to a Newton police report.
The report said students were waiting by the Gath Pool near Albemarle Field at around 4:15 p.m. on Friday, shortly following the dismissal of after school activities held at the field, such as football and soccer.
The BB gun was covered with the alleged suspect’s shirt but several students said they observed a black barrel with an orange tip sticking out from the suspect’s shirt.
“All of a sudden [one student] heard a click, click, click sound,” said the police report. “[The suspect] pointed the thing at him and he heard a click sound, and the right arm on his shirt ripped, and he felt pain. … there was a small welt on the student’s deltoid muscle.”
Police said they interviewed four male students who said they were hit and each had visible welts. One was shot on his arm, another shot on his calf, another on the back of his neck, and another on his abdomen.
Officials said they offered to call ambulances for each student who was hit, but each declined
The suspect had left the scene, but witnesses identified him and officers went to the suspect’s home.
There, police spoke with his mother to explain their visit, went upstairs and retrieved the alleged weapon, a KWC BB Gun which was a replica of a Smith and Wesson Model 4506, and a small nylon bag which contained several hundred plastic BB’s.
Police filed a complaint Waltham District Court (Juvenile Session) against the alleged suspect with four counts on assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon.
The school’s principal and Newton’s superintendent did not respond to messages left by the Globe Tuesday morning.
However, the school’s principal, Gina Healy e-mailed parents to inform them of what she called a “disturbing incident.”
“Of course, there will be serious school and legal consequences,” she said in an e-mail explaining what happened. “The safety and well-being of all students at Day is of paramount importance, and we want children to feel secure in their school environment. We are doing all we can to foster a healthy and safe environment and to respond appropriately when our sense of security is threatened. If your child would like to speak to someone at school about this incident, s/he should contact her/his guidance counselor or other trusted adult.”
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