Fellow student testifies defendant in LeFlore High shooting was defending herself from attack

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – A judge Wednesday heard arguments over whether charges should be dropped against a former LeFlore High School student accused of shooting two students at the school.

Mobile County Circuit Judge Wesley Pipes did not immediately rule on the issue. He said he wants to hear additional argument over whether Jemya Princess Alexandria White even is eligible for pretrial immunity if she was breaking the law at the time by having a gun. He gave the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office two weeks to submit written arguments on that issue.

The shooting occurred in January 2024. According to police, White fired once, grazing a student she was having an altercation with and striking another student who was not involved in the dispute. Both students suffered minor injuries and since have recovered. White, who now is 18 but was a minor at the time, faces two counts of first-degree assault, discharging a gun inside a building and possession of a gun on school grounds…

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