Hobbs Teacher Injured in Incident at Highland Middle School in Hobbs

Who is Kelly Matthews? Hobbs Highland Middle School teacher shot; first details on New Mexico shooting suspect

Kelly Matthews, a special education teacher at Highland Middle School in Hobbs, NM, gained attention after he was shot on September 25. 

Hobbs teacher injured in incident at Highland Middle School in Hobbs

HOBBS, N.M. (KRQE) – KRQE News is working to learn more about an incident at Highland Middle School Friday morning that left a teacher "brutally injured." Hobbs police received word of the shooting just before 11:40 a.m. Officers arrived within minutes and found the man with multiple gunshot wounds. According to Kristy Hughes, Engagement and [...]

Hobbs police take suspect into custody after incident at Highland Middle School

A suspect is in custody after police responded to an incident involving a Highland Middle School staff member Friday in Hobbs.

Officials investigate incident at middle school in Hobbs

Police and school officials are investigating an incident that happened at Highland Middle School in Hobbs on Friday.

Hobbs Teacher Kelly Matthews Shot at Highland Middle School

Highland Middle School teacher Kelly Matthews was shot multiple times in Hobbs, New Mexico. A juvenile is in custody as his family awaits answers.

Teacher Shot at New Mexico Middle School

Yesterday morning in Hobbs, New Mexico, a teacher at Highland Middle School walked between buildings and ran straight into a nightmare. His family has identified him as Kelly Matthews, a man who’s spent his whole life teaching, and according to his daughter, he wasn’t looking for trouble. He was just walking through the parking lot, […]