Boy shot outside Utah school by classmate

A teen has been shot by another boy during an argument outside a junior high school near Salt Lake City.

Officials investigate the scene of a shooting in Sandy

A teen has been shot by another boy during an argument outside a school near Salt Lake City. (AAP)

A 16-year-old boy has been shot twice and critically wounded by another teenager when the two got into argument outside a junior school in a Salt Lake City suburb.

Police arrested a 14-year-old who they believe was the shooter, said Sandy police Sgt Dean Carriger.

The victim was taken by ambulance to a hospital and is in critical condition, Carriger said.

Nobody else was hurt, but dozens of students from Union Middle School in Sandy witnessed the shooting that occurred just as students were leaving school for the day , he said.

The suspected shooter is a student at the middle school. The victim is not, Carriger said.

Detectives are trying to find out if the suspect had the gun during school or if he got it after school.


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