They also charge that Mr. Morris sold the stolen gun that eventually wound up in Mr. James' and Mr. Winfrey's possession. Authorities say the boy told them he took the gun to school to scare Kayla. Prosecutors have said they will not charge the boy with the crime because of his young age. The police chief of Mount Morris Township, where the shooting occurred, told reporters the boy said he had taken the gun to school to scare the victim. Police searched the boy's home and found crack cocaine, a stolen shotgun, and shotgun shells at the house, where neighbors say drugs were often traded for weapons.
Police say the suspected shooter has been taken into custody.
The shooting took place at Fort Gibson Middle School in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, a town of about 3,500 people. Officials said the wounded students were three boys and a girl, aged 12 or 13. All the victims were reported to be in fair or stable condition. The suspected shooter began firing randomly as students gathered outside the school for the start of class, witnesses say. The expulsion of seven students in Decatur, Illinois has sparked protests and drawn national figures like Jesse Jackson into the controversy.