Girl Charged With Shooting After MySpace Threat
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Police are investigating a shooting in Boscobel that injured a 17-year-old girl.
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UPDATED Thursday, July 31, 2008 --- 7:40 a.m.

LANCASTER, Wis. (AP) -- A 15-year-old girl is charged in Grant County with carrying through on a threat she made to another teen on the Web site MySpace.

Prosecutors say Andrea Haskins shot a 17-year-old girl in the leg in Boscobel after arguing with her on MySpace.

A criminal complaint charging Haskins in adult court with attempted first-degree homicide says she told Amanda Knoble on MySpace that she would shoot her if she came over to her house.

When Knoble drove near her home Tuesday with two other girls, police say Haskins came out of her house with a rifle and shot Knoble in the lower leg.

A witness called 911 and Haskins was arrested.

Knoble was taken to Boscobel Area Health Care and then airlifted to a Madison hospital.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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UPDATED Wednesday, July 30, 2008 --- 12:45 p.m.

According to a news release from the Boscobel Police Department:

On Monday, the Boscobel Police Department was dispatched to a reported shooting at a Dollar General Store parking lot. Upon arrival, officers observed a 17-year-old juvenile female lying in the parking lot with a gun shot to the left lower leg. Several witnesses were at the scene, and a police officer was directed to the alleged suspect. A 15-year-old girl was taken into custody.

The suspect was transported to the Grant County Jail and being held pending formal charges by the Grant County District Attorney's office. The victim was transported by Boscobel EMS to Boscobel Area Health Care, and then subsequently air lifted to a hospital in Madison, Wis. The condition of the victim is serious but not life threatening at this time.

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Wednesday, July 30, 2008 --- 12:20 p.m.

Police are investigating a shooting in Boscobel that injured a 17-year-old girl.

It happened last night in the dollar general store parking lot on Elm Street. The girl was shot in her leg.

She is said to be in serious condition, but her injuries are non life threatening.

A 15-year-old girl was arrested in connection with the shooting.

Stay with NBC 15 and nbc15.com for updated information.


Latest Comments

Posted by: Logen Location: boscobel on Aug 1, 2008 at 10:06 AM

duude this is my cuz.
Posted by: Adam Location: West on Jul 31, 2008 at 04:25 PM

Well, with the my space transcripts as evidence of intent, and the fact the little darling actually pulled a trigger on something lethal (not just a bb gun) and is going to adult court for the charges... yep, I can see a solid 12 years for this one!
Posted by: JJ on Jul 31, 2008 at 08:27 AM

well her first troubled mistake was getting a myspace.... clearly facebook is the way to go
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