The teen accused of accidentally shooting a fellow student on a school bus will be tried as an adult, a Miami-Dade judge ruled on Wednesday,
Lourdes Guzman-DeJesus was killed just before Thanksgiving on the way to school from her South Miami-Dade home.
The suspect in the shooting, 15-year-old Jordyn Howe, will be transferred to Miami-Dade County Jail from house arrest. Judge Orlando Prescott ruled Wednesday that he will be tried as an adult.
Lourdes Guzman-DeJesus, whose nickname was "Jina, " was killed when Jordyn took a .40-caliber pistol out of his backpack on the school bus transporting kids to three charter schools in South Miami-Dade. The gun went off, striking Lourdes in the neck. Howe was a student at Somerset Academy Silver Palms.
The shooting occurred as the bus was near Southwest 296th Street and 137th Avenue. Lourdes, a student at Palm Glades Preparatory Academy, was shot in front of her 7-year-old sister.
Jordyn was not in court Wednesday, but will appear on Thursday when his bond will be set. He faces formal charges in court on Jan. 28 that include manslaughter and manslaughter with a firearm.
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