2 young students accused of tasing each other at NYC school

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Friday, December 10, 2021
Two young students accused of tasering each other at NYC school
Two young students accused of tasering each other at NYC schoolTwo young students are under investigation after they are accused of tasing each other at school.

UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Two young students are under investigation after they are accused of tasing each other at school.

It happened Thursday morning on a playground at PS 169 on the Upper East Side. Police say a 13-year-old girl used a taser on an 11-year-old boy - then forced the same boy to tase another student.

No one was seriously hurt.

It is unclear how the girl got the stun gun.

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The precincts where both incidents took place each have seen shooting incidents increase by around 37% compared to this time in 2020.

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