A 15-year-old student pulled a gun from his waistband during an argument with another teen in front of a North Carolina high school and shot the 17-year-old student, police said.
The alleged gunman, Jalen Russell, then dropped the gun and turned himself in to the principal after shooting Bernard Miller in a courtyard of Albemarle High School around 7:40 a.m.
Miller is reportedly in stable condition at a local hospital after being shot twice in the leg. Russell, who has not been identified by police, faces a charge of assault with a deadly weapon in juvenile court, Albemarle Police Chief William Halliburton said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon.
Halliburton called the shooting an isolated incident that appeared to be spontaneous following a heated argument, not a planned act. Albemarle is about 40 miles east of Charlotte.
Russell, 15, was a student last year at West Montgomery High School in nearby Mt. Gilead when he stabbed a fellow football player during a fight on campus, the Montgomery Herald reported.
School had not yet started for the day. Both kids attended Albemarle High School.
Students were evacuated and school was cancelled for the day.
A community prayer service was scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
