JOHNSON COUNTY —An 18-year-old Olathe East High School student hospitalized in critical condition from injuries he suffered when he was shot during a confrontation at the school is out of the hospital and in jail on a $1 million bond, according to online jail records.
Jaylon Elmore was charged with attempted capital murder after the March 4, shooting. School resource officer Erik Clark and assistant principal Kaleb Stoppel were shot after they told Elmore they wanted to check his backpack because of a rumor that Elmore had a gun, according to an affidavit .
Clark shot Elmore after Elmore shot at him with a “ghost gun”, according to the affidavit.
The two school officials were released from the hospital the day of the shooting. Elmore is scheduled for a court appearance on June 8, according to online jail records.
- The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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