California boy shot at school
A California student was shot by a classmate on Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.
Lawrence King, 15, was pronounced brain dead at about 9:30 p.m. He was in his first period English class at his junior high school in California, police said. He is on a ventilator for possible organ donation on request of his family, said a medical examiner at St. John's Regional Medical Center. MSNBC.
The 14-year-old boy suspected of killing King was arrested following the shooting. The boy may face charges of murder if King dies, Prosecutor Greg Totten said. MSNBC
Motives for the killing, which took place in front of over twenty other students, were unclear. Associated Press.