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Police Say Gun Used in Grady High Shooting was Stolen

Morgan Tukes, 17, could face more charges related to possession of the pink-colored .380-caliber handgun.

 


Atlanta Police investigators say that the gun a 17-year-old student had in her possession when she shot herself in the leg outside Grady High School was stolen, several news outlets are reporting.

Morgan Tukes is already charged with felony possession of a pistol by a minor, carrying a weapon within a school safety zone, reckless conduct, disruption of a public school in the Feb. 27 incident. Her arrest in the accidental shooting also led to her being charged in a previously unsolved hit and run accident from October.

WSB and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution report that she may face more charges due to the status of the gun.

According to WSB:

"Investigators now believe the gun found at Grady had been stolen. They said the serial numbers on the weapon were filed down." 

WSB said Atlanta Police detectives are also looking into whether a shooting on Boulevard a few days before the Grady incident was related to Tukes taking the gun to school.

According to these reports there is the possibility of gang activity being at the root of the accidental shooting, and police are investigating that theory. 

See Also:

Grady HS Shooting: Many Questions Remain Unanswered

Student Involved in Grady High Shooting Now Charged in a Hit and Run

Student Accidentally Shoots Herself at Grady High

Related Topics: Morgan Tukes and grady high school

Asa

10:15 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013

WOW!!! I am shocked...especially after what her mother said:
http://wap.myfoxatlanta.com/w/main/story/86009459/
ACCOUNTABILITY.....an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility...
You are correct, Kimberly Johnson, you don't own any guns....because it was stolen! I was getting way ahead of myself in the previous post, saying it was illegally purchased on the street corner...silly me. To all the Gabes and Jennifers out there - we do give people a chance and benefit of the doubt in these posts...until they screw it up...again...and again...as they keep digging deeper with their lies and excuses, to the bottom of the 'drain on society' hole.

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Enough of Precious

11:18 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013

why buy anything wehen you can steal it for free? That is the ghetto mentality these days, steal and take. Why work when you can nurse the gov't teat?

Enough of Precious

11:17 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Precious is in some deep doo now, those are both felonies and one is a Federal crime. So the gun was NOT bought at a gun show with no background check? Of course not, no crims get guns that way, Biden is an idiot. The steal them, that is what crims do. Now we know why she fled the Mickey D's last fall, had stolen and altered gun

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Greengirl

7:33 pm on Wednesday, March 6, 2013

"So the gun was NOT bought at a gun show with no background check? Of course not, no crims get guns that way"

Tell that to the victims of Harris, Klebold, Holmes and Cho.....for starters.

James

11:39 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013

I read some other comments of people on here and it is really shocking to hear them defending this girl. I believe the biggest problem in America is that it has become customary to make excuses for any and everything. "I was abused", "they are misguided", etc. That is a bunch of B.S. As long as we American run around and want to blame everyone else for our problems our problems will become bigger and bigger just as they are right now across the board.

This is a 17 year old girl, not a toddler that doesn't understand right from wrong. She knew exactly what she was doing and when you do thing you pay a price even it seems severe because what she did was severe. There should be absolutely no excuse for her behavior. If we would be a lot more strict on crime period, we wouldn't have to deal with this crap. Teenagers nowadays have no sense of consequence at all. Also let me be clear, I grew up in the "hood" so I know how the thought process of people like her goes. I used to do silly stuff but we always knew what the consequences are especially when it came to law enforcement.

So all of these people that want to defend this girl deserve every crime that happens to them or their neighborhood because you want to feel sorry for these thugs. In Asia and Middle East crime is nearly non-existent because of the punishment that comes with minor infractions

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ATLgoofball

11:48 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Defend her all you want, criticize her all you want. She will have to deal with this for a while now.

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Jh312

12:58 pm on Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Well said James. Funny that you bring up toddlers, because this girl was clearly raised without consequences from day one. Just look at the article Asa linked. Her mother states that 'God let it happen.' No taking responsibility for anything. I fear that the comments surrounding this issue are reflective of an ever-widening cultural divide in our country between those who believe in personal responsibility and those who think everyone else is responsible for one's situation. It doesn't help that just about every level of government caters to the latter as a means to justify an inflated bureaucracy. I just can't see any common ground here and it's awfully depressing.

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Tammy

1:57 pm on Wednesday, March 6, 2013

I wonder what will happen to Mongo?

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William McArthur

7:16 pm on Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Just another punk trying to play big shot

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Greengirl

7:38 pm on Wednesday, March 6, 2013

So sad that she has ruined her life at such a young age. She will likely be a drain on the system from here on out, moving from one jail to the next. Such a waste. Thank goodness she didn't hurt anyone else.

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momofboys

3:43 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2013

This news, along with reports of others bringing guns in that day, should be a very clear message to the APS. This is not about race or economics!! We're SO lucky Tukes only hurt herself. I shudder to think how close we came to being the next school with a shooting spree. It's sad that we have come to needing metal detectors in schools & kids growing up so fast, they become criminals before their brains are fully developed. I mourn our reality. But it's time to look toward to the good of the whole student population & set limits on those who can't or won't behave... my child has some special needs, but he is expected to do his best... and he does! It's time to ask all of our children, parents, & communities to rise to the highest level of expectation. If we don't expect excellence it simply won't happen. I've lived through bussing, grew up in a socioeconomically and racially diverse town, I went into debt to become a social worker & help at-risk adults, & am pretty much a bleeding heart liberal. But I don't think it's OK to expect less of anyone based on their town, race, gender, orientation, wealth, pedigree, etc. APS... empower yourselves, your principals, your teachers, & your parent community & students to do better. We can be loving, supportive, & helpful while being tough. Kids have to leave school and go into the real world, so lets prepare them to succeed!! Telling kids they can't do it, either implicitly or explicitly isn't helping them.

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Eileeen Vajilik

3:07 pm on Friday, March 8, 2013

the poor girl is so fat, give her a break and perpetuate the racial entitlement

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