MONROE, La. — Police say one of the teenagers arrested in the "Jena Six" case has been taken to the hospital after shooting himself in the chest.And what was he doing with a gun in the first place? Is there any supervision in that kid's life (besides his arresting officers)?
Monroe, Louisiana, police Sgt. Cassandra Wooten says Mychal Bell's wound isn't life-threatening.
Wooten says the 18-year-old wounded himself around 7:40 p.m. in Monroe. He's been staying with a foster family there.
Wooten believes Bell was upset over media coverage of his arrest last week on a shoplifting charge.
He was one of six black teens charged with beating a white classmate at Jena High School in December 2006. The case aggravated racial tensions in the central Louisiana town and led to a massive civil rights demonstration.
Bell pleaded guilty in juvenile court to a charge of second-degree battery.
And will Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton run down there to protest his latest arrest? "No Justice, No Peace" and all that rot?
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