Assault charges filed in air gun shooting at elementary school

A fourth grade girl who authorities said shot two classmates with an air gun Tuesday and the boy they said brought it to school faced disciplinary hearings Friday after a three-day suspension.

Judson Independent School District spokesman Steve Linscomb confirmed that two assault charges were filed stemming from the incident but did not release any other details.

The gun shoots plastic pellets. The girls who were shot suffered some bruising but were not seriously injured, Linscomb said, adding that there was no evidence found that the girl had planned to shoot her classmates.

Linscomb said the incident was an opportunity to remind students about the importance of reporting the presence of weapons or any other safety threat.

“With that many eyeballs, if they're willing to speak up, it makes it difficult for that kind of thing to get to that point,” Linscomb said. “If they see something they know should not be on campus, they shouldn't be hesitant to say something.”