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12-year-old stable after being shot at Conyers elementary school; 15-year-old arrested

The 15-year-old faces charges of aggravated assault and aggravated battery in connection with the shooting.

CONYERS, Ga. — A 15-year-old has been arrested after authorities say he shot a 12-year-old at a Conyers elementary school, Friday. 

Rockdale County Sheriff's deputies responded to Peeks Chapel Elementary School off Avalon Parkway around 6:35 p.m. to find the 12-year-old shot. 

He was taken to a hospital for treatment, and he is reportedly stable and communicating in the ICU, as of Sunday.

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Meanwhile, authorities took a 15-year-old into custody and charged him with aggravated assault and aggravated battery in connection with the shooting.

The case, however, remains under investigation.

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