Students witness shooting of teen outside Utah middle school
SALT LAKE CITY - Dozens of students at a middle school in a Salt Lake City suburb witnessed a shooting in which a 16-year-old boy was critically wounded by another teenager during an argument, police said.
The shooting outside Union Middle School in Sandy occurred just as students were leaving school for the day about 3pm Tuesday, Sandy police Sgt. Dean Carriger said.
Police arrested a 14-year-old who they believe was the shooter, Carriger said.
The victim was taken by ambulance to a hospital and is in critical condition, Carriger said. He was in surgery Tuesday evening. Nobody else was hurt.
