Fifth grader arrested after 2 students shot with pellet gun at Cleveland elementary school

Tuesday, May 22, 2018
CLEVELAND, Texas (KTRK) -- Police in Cleveland say a fifth grader was arrested after shooting two students on campus with a pellet gun.

A 12-year-old Eastside Elementary School student was taken into custody after the incident on Monday.
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A replica semi-automatic pistol pellet gun, backpack and magazine of pellets were confiscated.

The student allegedly shot one classmate in the leg, and another was grazed in the neck and shoulder area.
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Police said the student's motive for bringing the gun to school was "to have fun."
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