The Plainwell Department of Public Safety says a 13-year-old is in custody after he brought a splatter ball gun to Plainwell Middle School and shot at other students in the school. Authorities say it happened around 3:30 P.M. on Thursday.
The 13-year-old suspet entered the school wearing a black backpack, black pants and black hoodie sweatshirt, covering his face. The teenager was not a Plainwell student, but was a relative of another student who went to the school to watch a basketball game.
The suspect was involved in a confrontation in a hallway with two female students. Officials claim he pulled the splatter ball gun out of his backpack and shot gel capsules at them multiple times. Neither of the girls had significant injuries, and they were able to identify the suspect as the relative to another student…