Teen fires on student

A 14-YEAR-OLD student has opened fire inside an Arkansas school, shooting and wounding a fellow Year 8 pupil in “a premeditated attack”.

The shooting happened about 9.15am local time yesterday at Prescott Junior High School in Prescott, Arkansas.

Police Chief Joseph Beavers said the suspect came to school with a concealed handgun, shot the other 14-year-old student in a school hallway, dropped the weapon and fled.

He said the teen was quickly apprehended by school resource officers.