— A 13-year-old boy accused of shooting and wounding a classmate and a teacher at their suburban Indianapolis school was expected to admit during a Monday court hearing to carrying out last May’s attack. The teen was set to appear in juvenile court for an admission/uncontested fact-finding hearing and a disposition hearing. The boy is accused of shooting teacher Jason Seaman and 13-year-old classmate Ella Whistler on May 25 at Noblesville West Middle School, about 20 miles (32 kilometres) north of Indianapolis. The teen’s case cannot be heard in adult court because under current Indiana law a child who is 13 can only be waived to adult court if the youngster’s alleged attempt to commit murder “is actually successful,” said Hamilton County Prosecutor D. Lee Buckingham. The judge’s options include ordering the boy to serve probation, to spend time in a mental health treatment centre or to be held at a state juvenile detention centre.

Source: National Post November 05, 2018 05:14 UTC