CALEDONIA, Miss. — A video recorded in Caledonia showing a white teenager pointing a gun at a Black teen while using racial slurs has sparked outrage across Lowndes County and led to an arrest.

Editor’s note: Because both the suspect and the victim are juveniles, WCBI is not identifying either teen or their parents.

The video, which spread quickly online, appears to show the armed teen forcing the other to do exercises and striking him with the weapon. “It is very disturbing,” District Attorney Scott Colom said. “Anybody who sees a kid having a gun pointed at them and being told to do things is going to be concerned.”

Deputies arrested a juvenile suspect within hours of the video circulating. The teen is currently charged in youth court with misdemeanor simple assault and minor in posse

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