DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. — A school bus stop fight led to the death of a 12-year-old. On Monday, the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office announced whether charges would be filed.
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The decision the DA’s office is making on whether to press charges, LIVE on Channel 2 Action News beginning at 5 p.m.
In March, Jada West died after a fight at her Villa Rica school bus stop led to a brain injury.
Channel 2 Action News previously reported that cellphone video shows her beefing with another group of kids. Jada and another girl started fighting and on video, it appeared Jada took a hard fall, and lost consciousness.
“We got to Tanner [Medical Center], she was seizing then,” said Jada’s aunt, Dequala McClendon.
Jada suffered from cardiac heart failure and died the next day.
“Nobody tried to stop it. No one tried to call the police and stop it,” her mother told Channel 2’s Tom Jones.
Representatives for the family of Jada West said there had been reports of bullying before her death.
“We have a bullying problem, and it should stop now,” said one of their attorneys.
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Jada’s family says she was new to the area and had disputes with a boy and a girl, but they don’t know what sparked the fight.
NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal covered the funeral expenses for 12-year-old Jada West.
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