Girl, 17, shot in Bridgeport

Staff reports

BRIDGEPORT -- A school police officer apprehended a Harding High School student who was wanted for shooting his 17-year-old ex-girlfriend Thursday afternoon, school district officials said.

Officer Steve Nelson arrested the 16-year-old student, who is in the high school's Twilight program, said Shively Willingham, special assistant for safety for the school district.

The 17-year-old girl, a student at Bullard Haven Technical High School, was shot in the thigh on Harvey Street, near Boston Terrace. She was taken to Bridgeport Hospital and listed in serious, but stable condition Thursday evening, Police Capt. James Viadero said. She is expected to fully recover, he said.

The 16-year-old's name was not released because of his age.

The Twilight program is an afternoon alternative education program offered by the city to struggling high school students.