Amina Bowman, a Seattle-area third-grader, is in critical condition after she was shot in her abdomen when a gun went off in her class room on Wednesday. According to police in Bremerton, Wash., the 8-year-old girl was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center after the gun was discharged from another student’s backpack around 1:30 p.m. Hospital spokeswoman Susan Gregg said, “She’s at a good spot,” after she was quickly rushed to surgery.
Armin Jahr Elementary School was put into immediate lockdown after the incident. After children were accounted for, they were released from the school and into the arms of worried parents. The Bremerton police reported the young boy, who possessed the gun, was booked into Kitsap County Juvenile Detention Center on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm, bringing a weapon to school, and assault. It remains unclear how the third-grade boy obtained the gun. “Students will continue to be safe at school, school will continue tomorrow, we will have grief counselors on site,” Bremerton schools spokesman Patty Glaser said. Counselors will speak with teachers, parents, and students.
