Youth wounded in Ind. school shooting is stable

MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A 15-year-old student opened fire at an Indiana middle school before classes began today, shooting a fellow student in the stomach, police said.

The teens both attend Martinsville West Middle School, about 30 miles south of Indianapolis, Sgt. Curt Durnil said. The boy in custody had been suspended and expelled earlier this week, and it wasn’t clear how he got inside the school, he said.

Police said the suspect shot Chance Jackson, also 15, in the stomach. Jackson was airlifted to the Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis where he underwent surgery.

His family said he was in stable condition.

Police told WTHR-TV that the suspect gave them information that led them to the gun used in the shooting. Durnil said no one else was believed involved.

It was not immediately clear what prompted the shooting just after 7 a.m., about 20 minutes before classes usually begin.