14-year-old charged with first-degree assault in Omaha high school shooting

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A 14-year-old boy is facing a slew of felony charges in a shooting Tuesday at Omaha Northwest High School.

In an update Wednesday, the Omaha Police Department said the boy was booked at the Douglas County Youth Center.

Ramone Jefferson is charged as an adult with first-degree assault, use of a gun to commit a felony, possession of a gun on school grounds, minor in possession of a gun and tampering with evidence.

The victim, a 15-year-old boy, was critically injured in the shooting, police said.  He remains in the hospital.

The gun used in the shooting was seized by authorities.  Investigators think the shooting was an “isolated incident” between the two students.