Girl fights for life after backpack gun horror

A 15-year-old girl was fighting for her life today after she and a fellow pupil were shot when a gun in a dropped backpack went off.

Wed, 19 Jan, 2011 - 08:13

A 15-year-old girl was fighting for her life today after she and a fellow pupil were shot when a gun in a dropped backpack went off.

The girl suffered a skull fracture, bruising to the brain and a significant blood clot in the incident at a high school in Los Angeles, California, yesterday.

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