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Friday, October 25, 2013

11-year-old boy brings gun to school, heard voices telling him to kill bully

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http://www.king5.com/news/local/Vancouver-boy-11-accused-of-bringing-gun-ammo-to-school-229083721.html

An 11-year-old boy who took a gun and ammunition to his Vancouver (Washington state, not Canada) middle school heard voices in his head telling him to shoot another 11-year-old student "for calling his friend ... `gay."'

Commissioner Dayann Liebman ordered a mental competency hearing. The boy remained in custody and his case will be reviewed Friday. The Associated Press is not naming the suspect because of his age.

Prosecutors are still gathering information from the police investigation and can't say yet when the boy will be charged, said Kasey Vu, the senior deputy prosecutor supervising the juvenile unit. There will likely be more hearings on his competency, he said.

The boy's possible release with conditions will likely be discussed with his court-appointed lawyer at Friday's hearing, Vu said.

The boy was arrested Wednesday after police said he was found with a gun, knives and more than 400 rounds of ammunition at Frontier Middle School. No one was hurt, and the school returned to normal after a two-hour lockdown.

Police said in the affidavit the boy told authorities he planned to shoot the student he felt was bullying his friend "in the arm and then shoot himself in the head."

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