Prosecutor wants to try boy charged in Tenn. school shootings adult

Thursday, November 10, 2005

JACKSBORO, Tenn. -- A 15-year-old accused of shooting an assistant principal to death and wounding two other administrators should be tried as an adult, the district attorney said Wednesday, adding that the victims performed heroically to keep the shootings from becoming even worse.

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