Local Connection to Texas School Shooting

A 15 year-old girl in Texas with Cedar Valley connections was shot at her school. The girl was shot in her Italy, Texas high school cafeteria shortly before 8:00 Monday morning by a 16 year-old boy with a handgun. The boy was quickly apprehended and the girl, who her great-uncle Galen Jones from Clarksville says is named Noelle and nicknamed “Cricket” was life-flighted to Dallas. She underwent successful surgery and is expected to recover from what the doctors said was six gunshot wounds. There is no word of motive for the shooting at this time.