A 15-year-old boy has been charged after a 14-year-old student was shot with a BB gun at a school in Hamilton. The incident happened at St. Charles Learning Centre on Tuesday shortly before 11 a.m. Hamilton police said they received reports that a student had been shot with a BB gun. When officers arrived, they located a 14-year-old with injuries to his face. He was taken to the hospital shortly after. The suspect fled before officers arrived, but in a news release on Wednesday, police announced that he had been arrested. The boy, who cannot be identified under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, has been charged with assault causing bodily harm, assault with a weapon, and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. Police said the BB gun has not been recovered. The investigation is ongoing, and police are asking anyone with information to contact them or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
