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MONROE, La., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A Louisiana teenager arrested in the racially charged "Jena 6" assault case has been hospitalized after accidentally shooting himself, his lawyer says.
Attorney Carol Powell-Lexing told CNN Tuesday that Mychal Bell, 18, was cleaning a gun when it accidentally discharged, shooting him in the shoulder.
Monroe, La., Police Sgt. Cassandra Wooten told CNN the wound was not life-threatening.
Bell was one of six black teens who faced adult felony charges in the beating two years ago of a white classmate in Jena, La. The incident came after months of racial tensions at Jena High School reportedly sparked by white students hanging a noose in a tree.
Bell pleaded guilty to battery in a juvenile court and served several months in a youth home before moving to Monroe, CNN said.
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