NEWS OF THE DAY
School shooting: One student shot another in the ankle at a high school in Ocala, Fla., on Friday, and the suspected shooter was taken into custody, authorities said. The injured student, a male, was taken to a hospital for treatment of a nonlife threatening injury. Police said the suspected shooter is a former student at Forest High School. The shooting took place as students around the country walked out of classes to protest gun violence on the anniversary of the massacre at Colorado’s Columbine High School. Chris Oliver said his 16-year-old son told him the shooting happened near his classroom. The boy told Oliver the shooter was standing in a hallway and fired at a closed classroom door. The shooter then ran and tried to hide, the boy told his father.
Marijuana laws: Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., the top Democrat in the U.S. Senate, said Friday that he will introduce a bill taking marijuana off the federal list of controlled substances — in effect decriminalizing its use. His bill would let states decide how to treat marijuana possession. Under the measure, the federal government would still enforce laws against moving pot into states where it’s illegal and would still regulate advertising so it isn’t aimed at children. Eight states, including California, and the District of Columbia now allow recreational use of marijuana, and a majority allow its use for medical purposes. The White House said last week that President Trump backs legislation to protect the marijuana industry in states where it is legal.
Governor charged: St. Louis prosecutors on Friday charged Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens with a felony for using a charity donor list for his 2016 campaign. The Republican governor called it another effort to “smear” him. The charge of tampering with computer data is in addition to an earlier charge alleging Greitens transmitted a photo of a partially nude woman with whom he had an affair in 2015.
Bush tribute: A spray of flowers covered the closed silver casket of former first lady Barbara Bush in the sanctuary of the Houston church where mourners gathered Friday to pay their final respects. People lined up hours early to attend the public viewing at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, where Bush and her husband, former President George H.W. Bush, regularly attended services. Barbara Bush died Tuesday in her Houston home. She was 92. An invitation-only funeral is set for Saturday. Bush will be buried behind her husband’s presidential library at Texas A&M University.
Driver sentenced: The driver of a big rig involved in the deaths of 10 smuggled immigrants in Texas last year was sentenced Friday to life in prison. James Matthew Bradley Jr., 61, pleaded guilty in October to one conspiracy count and a count of transporting the immigrants resulting in death. Bradley could have faced the death penalty had he been convicted at trial. At least 39 immigrants were inside the sweltering trailer found by San Antonio police last July in a Walmart parking lot. Chronicle News Services