Teen Charged in School Slaying
A 15-year-old boy was charged with murder Friday in the death of one of two students shot at a Minnesota high school.
The teen, a freshman, was charged as a juvenile in the shootings at Rocori High School in Cold Spring.
“It’s just difficult for him to understand how it happened,” said the teen’s lawyer, Dan Eller , after a court hearing.
Senior Aaron Rollins died Wednesday in the attack. Freshman Seth Bartell, 14, remained hospitalized in critical condition Friday.
Because the teen was charged as a juvenile, the hearing was closed, but Eller confirmed that second-degree murder is among the charges the boy faces. He said the state attorney general’s office filed papers to have him charged as an adult.
A spokeswoman for the attorney general’s office said she could not discuss the case.
A few hours before the teen appeared in court, students returned to classes for the first time since the shootings.
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