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Boy, 15, injured in Arkansas school shooting; classmate held

By Associated Press
Published: March 1, 2021, 5:03pm

PINE BLUFF, Ark. — A 15-year-old boy shot and seriously injured a fellow student Monday morning at an Arkansas junior high school, and the suspect was detained in a juvenile detention facility, authorities said.

The shooting happened in a hallway at Watson Chapel Junior High School as students were switching classes at about 10 a.m.,

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