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"Jena Six" Teen Shoots Himself
I can remember all the debates surrounding the Jena 6 we had. It seems hard to believe one of the kids is back in the news again and is back in trouble with the law- or is it?
MONROE, La. — A teen convicted in the "Jena Six" beating case shot himself in the chest and was taken to the hospital Monday, days after his arrest on a shoplifting charge, police said.
Mychal Bell's wound isn't life threatening, said Monroe Police Sgt. Cassandra Wooten. The 18-year-old used a .22-caliber firearm in the shooting around 7:40 p.m., she said.
Wooten believes Bell was upset over media coverage of the arrest last week.
"I think he was upset over the incident ... and didn't want to be in the news again," she said.
Bell was one of a group of black teenagers who once faced attempted murder charges in the 2006 beating of a white classmate at Jena High School. The charges for all of the defendants were reduced.
I can remember all the debates surrounding the Jena 6 we had. It seems hard to believe one of the kids is back in the news again and is back in trouble with the law- or is it?