Mother charged after 13-year-old takes handgun to school, assaults student

The Brief

  • Rochelle Lashon Dockery, 34, is charged with the neglectful storage of a firearm after charges say a junior high school student brought a gun to school and assaulted another student with it.
  • According to charges, the 13-year-old could be seen chasing the victim, and then hitting them in the head with the gun, causing a “loud cracking noise.”
  • When interviewing those involved, detectives learned that an altercation led the student to allegedly going home and returning with the handgun.

HOPKINS, Minn. (FOX 9) A Hopkins mother is facing charges after a 13-year-old brought a handgun to school and was seen on video chasing another student while pointing it at them, before hitting them with it.

Hopkins student brings gun to school

What we know:

Rochelle Lashon Dockery, 34, is charged with the neglectful storage of a firearm, a gross misdemeanor, for an incident that allegedly occurred on Feb. 13 at Hopkins West Junior High School.

According to charges filed in Hennepin County, a Hopkins Police Department detective was called to the school on the report of an assault.

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