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Fifth-grader shoots two students on school bus
Posted: 05.11.2011 at 5:48 AM
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AURORA, COLO. -- A Colorado fifth-grader was suspended after allegedly shooting two first-graders on a school bus with an airsoft pellet gun.

It happaned Tuesday morning in Aurora.

Investigators were trying to determine if the shooting was intentional, and if charges were warranted.

Police said none of the pellets penetrated the skin.

A Cherry Creek School District Spokesperson said the 11-year-old student who fired the pellet gun was immediately suspended.

On monday, Lakewood Police arrested a 10-year-old boy who was accused of shooting six classmates with a BB gun while the teacher wasn't looking.

No serious injuries were reported.

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