JOPLIN — The Jasper County teen accused of firing an assault rifle inside his middle school last fall was subjected for years to abuse at school that his teachers ignored, the boy’s parents told the Joplin Globe.
Joplin teen faced bullying before taking gun to school
The 14-year-old could stand trial as an adult on multiple felony charges
Monday, June 25, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 7:26 p.m. CDT, Friday, July 11, 2008
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