Judge confirms Joplin teen will be tried as adult in school shooting case

Wednesday, July 25, 2007 | 2:00 p.m. CDT; updated 9:04 p.m. CDT, Friday, July 18, 2008

JOPLIN — A Joplin teenager charged with firing an assault rifle in his middle school will go to trial as an adult and not be sent back to the juvenile system, a judge ruled Tuesday.

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