Alleged NCHS shooter to be tried as a juvenile; journal read in court
(MCT) — BLOOMINGTON — Two pages of journal entries opened a window Tuesday into the mind of a 14-year-old boy accused of firing a handgun Sept. 4 in a Normal Community High School classroom.
The handwritten notes, read shortly before Judge Elizabeth Robb ruled that the youth will not be transferred to adult court, revealed a child controlled at times by voices urging him to commit acts of violence and vengeance.
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