Girl, 14, walking home from school shot, wounded

March 18, 2013 @ 11:34 pm

BURIEN, Wash. (AP) - A King County sheriff's spokeswoman says a 14-year-old girl was shot in the torso with a small-caliber bullet or pellet as she walked home from school with friends in a south Seattle suburb.

Sgt. Cindi West said the eighth grader was in good condition Monday night. She was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle to have the object removed.

West said the girl was walking home Monday afternoon from St. Francis of Assisi School in Burien when she heard a "pop" and realized she had been shot.

The school is cautioning parents to be sure their children are driven to and from school for the time being.

Deputies are investigating.


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  • hpitantso wrote...
    Gun small-caliber bullet
    March 19, 2013 12:04 am
    Little concern to who's the shooter by Deputies? If pellet gun, had to be close. Kid might have seen the or knows more. Deputies investigating??? Job??? Should this could be a huge teaching moment?
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