Ind. teen found guilty in school shooting

Source: Boston Globe Posted By: Scuplin K...5450 days ago

A central Indiana teenager who insisted for weeks that he hadn’t intended to kill a former classmate admitted in court yesterday that he had hoped the shots he fired would be fatal, bringing a swift end to his trial.

Michael Phelps, 16, softly answered “Yes, sir,’’ when defense attorney Steven Litz asked him if he had intended to kill 15-year-old Chance Jackson in the March 25 shooting at Martinsville West Middle School. Jackson survived the attack.

Moments after the admission, prosecutors....

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