The photo shows him just after the shooting incident. Police were seen leading a teen, believed to be the 15-year-old shooter, away in handcuffs after he opened fire on classmates at Marshall County High School in Kentucky on Tuesday morning. Police are not identifying the teen shooter but he has been arrested and will be charged with two counts of murder and multiple counts of assault in the first degree. No motive for the shooting has been released.
The shooter is being held at a regional juvenile jail in Paducah - about a half-hour away from the high school. The case against the suspect will begin in juvenile court, which is closed to the public and the records sealed under Kentucky law. Prosecutors will request a judge move it to adult court, at which point the details will no longer be secret. A grand jury is scheduled to meet on February 13.
The shooter's family have taken to social media to defend the killer, saying he was sweet and smart. His stepsister described him as a "young boy who was always laughing, smart and loved chemistry".
His stepsister took to Facebook after the shooting, claiming he was "not a monster" and that he doesn't deserve the death penalty. She added that he was bullied and his parents had recently divorced.
She said: "I don't care that his dad and my mother got divorced last year and I haven't been able to see him much since then. He is my family. He isn't a monster. He doesn't deserve to die like I've seen so many people say. He is a kid who is hurting."
Following the shooting, students and community members held hands in prayer before classes at Paducah Tilghman High School in Paducah on Wednesday for the victims of the nearby shooting.
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