A video of a 12-year-old student holding a gun and banging on the door of a school bus circulated on social media before she was arrested, according to Louisiana police.
At around 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 19, officers responded to a report of an aggravated assault at a location about 3 miles north of the school where the child is a student, according to the New Orleans Police Department. The student goes to Akili Academy, a pre-K through eighth grade school, according to WWLTV. School officials did not respond to a request for comment from McClatchy News.
Officers arrested the 12-year-old student on Aug. 19 and charged her with aggravated assault with a firearm, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Police also charged her mother with principal to aggravated assault and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Posted By Ghost
