Hospital spokesman Burr Ingram confirmed Todd Brown's death about six hours after the shooting. Another Discovery Middle School ninth grader has been charged with murder and is being held at the Neaves Davis Detention Center in Huntsville.
The alleged shooter's name has not been released because he is a juvenile.
Brown was in the hallway between classes when a fellow student walked up to him and shot him, witnesses said.
A teen was shot at Discovery Middle School in Madison, AL around 1:45pm Friday.
When emergency personnel arrived, they found 14-year-old Todd T. Brown shot. He was transported to Huntsville Hospital where for hours, he was in listed in critical condition.
Friday night, he passed away.
The suspect was apprehended by the Madison Police Department, and that night, police charged the suspect with murder.
He's currently detained in the Neaves-Davis Center for Children.
No other student, staff, or faculty was injured during the incident.
The school was in lock-down while police secured the scene. Children were released at normal time after police had concluded their safety checks.
Officials will be working with school system counselors and local churches to provide counseling and other support services for the community.
Police have not publicized the suspect's identity.
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