Teen charged over school shooting

The boy was shot in the school grounds

A teenager has been charged in connection with the shooting of a schoolboy who was hit in the head by an air gun pellet at his Stoke-on-Trent school.

The 16-year-old boy was arrested after the pupil, 14, was hit by the pellet in the grounds of Holden Lane High School, Sneyd Green, just before 1300 BST on Tuesday.

Armed officers were deployed to the area while a police helicopter combed the immediate area around the school following the shooting.

The victim was taken to University Hospital North Staffordshire but his injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

Staffordshire Police said a 16-year-old youth, from the Milton area of the city, will appear before Stoke-on-Trent Youth Court on 23 July accused of assault and possession of a firearm.