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Student Suspected of Bringing Gun to Gardena High in Los Angeles County Charged With Assault with a Deadly Weapon

By Walin & Klarich

A Gardena High School student suspected of bringing a gun to campus that discharged and wounded two students in January has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon. The 17-year-old was arrested about an hour after the incident. The gun was apparently in the boy?s backpack and was inadvertently discharged when he slammed his backpack down on his desk. The two wounded students, both 15, were taken to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, where a girl who had been shot in the head underwent lengthy surgery. She was in critical condition with a skull fracture and brain trauma. A boy who had been shot in the neck was listed as stable; his wound was not life-threatening. ? Assault with a deadly weapon is a serious crime in California and carries a maximum sentence of 3 years in state prison...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on March 20, 2011 (boomark / email).