Louisiana School Resource Officer Placed on Leave After Accidentally Tasing Student

A sheriff's deputy working as a resource officer in Baton Rouge, Louisiana accidentally shot an eighth-grade girl with a stun gun on Tuesday, according to a statement by the school system.

As a result of his actions, Deputy Nicholas Davis has been put on leave by the school system from his extra duty job at Eva Legard Center for Environmental and Coastal Studies.

What happened that led the officer to tase a student?

According to the girl's father, the eighth-grader was involved in a fight at the transfer site after school on Tuesday.

School system spokesman Perry Robinson said the deputy was trying to break up the fight at the bus transfer site.

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"During the intervention, the officer intended to activate the stun gun's alert noise to safely defuse the situation. Unfortunately, the prongs made unintended contact with a student," a statement from the school said.

What's going to happen to the deputy in this incident?

Davis, who works at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, will not be allowed to work extra duty or carry a stun gun until he is retrained and recertified with that weapon, a sheriff's office spokesperson said.

How is the teen doing following the incident?

According to Baton Rouge TV station WBRZ, the girl's father said her mother picked her up and took her to see a doctor.

No other information has been released so we're assuming the girl is doing okay at this time.