Schoolgirl shot in Baton Rouge
April 22, 1999


A 14-year-old girl has been shot and wounded at a school in Baton Rouge, La., but the injury is not believed to be life-threatening.

A police spokesman says the girl was shot in the jaw at Scotlandville Middle Magnet School shortly after 1 p.m. today as she walked between classes. The shots apparently came from a nearby park. Some boys were seen at the park, and police have arrested one suspect, who is also a teenager. They are questioning some boys about the shooting.

The girl is in stable condition at a Baton Rouge hospital.