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Lawyers Say Teen's Gun Accidentally Fired
Family Hired Two Lawyers To Defend Nathaniel Brazill
Updated: 7:27 a.m. EDT June 5, 2000
LAkE WORTH, Fla. -- Two attorneys hired to represent a Lake Worth 13-year-old accused of murdering his teacher said their client fired the shot accidentally. Lance Richard and Robert Udell said 8th grader Nathaniel Brazill did not intend to shoot Barry Grunow on May 26 at Lake Worth Middle School. They said the fault lies with the .25-caliber Raven handgun.  ?It is our contention that the gun malfunctioned,? Richard said. He and Udell were hired by Brazill's family Sunday, replacing public defender Randy Berman.
A few hours before the shooting, Brazill had been sent home from school for throwing water balloons. Grunow was shot once in the face when he tried to stop Brazill, who had returned to the school. Police said witnesses told them that Brazill pointed the gun at Grunow and fired. The entire scene was captured on videotaped by the school's surveillance cameras. Previous Stories:
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