'Jena Six' Teen Shoots Self

A teen convicted in the "Jena Six" beating case shot himself in the chest Monday and was taken to a hospital.

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Published: December 30, 2008

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MONROE, La. (AP) - Police in Monroe, Louisiana, say Mychal Bell's wound isn't life-threatening.
The shooting came days after Bell was arrested on a shoplifting
charge. A police spokeswoman believes Bell was upset over media
coverage of the Christmas Eve arrest and "didn't want to be in the
news again."
Bell was one of a group of black teenagers who once faced
attempted murder charged in the 2006 beating of a white classmate
at Jena High School.
The case led to more than 20,000 people converging on the small
town for the largest civil rights march in decades.
The charges for all the defendants were reduced. Bell pleaded
guilty to a juvenile charge of second-degree battery.