Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008 | 6:36 p.m.
Metro Police today arrested a 15-year-old Western High School sophomore as a suspect in the shooting of the 16-year-old Western High student near Gibson Middle School on Monday.
The arrest was made at noon. It will be up to the district attorney's office whether to charge the teenage suspect as an adult, police said.
A large fight broke out across the street from the middle school and when the victim tried to help his friend involved in the brawl, the suspect pulled out a gun, police said.
The victim fled and was shot in the back and the hand. He was taken to University Medical Center. He is listed in fair condition.
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