13-Year-Old in Custody for Allegedly Shooting Middle School Teacher in ‘Tragic and Violent Act’
Police say the 13-year-old allegedly used a semi-automatic handgun and now faces charges including aggravated assault on school personnel.
- On Friday, a 13-year-old student allegedly shot and wounded teacher Kelly Matthews outside Highland Middle School in New Mexico, according to Hobbs Police Chief James Jones.
- The student fled toward a residential area after the shooting, but officers apprehended him following a brief foot pursuit and recovered a semi-automatic handgun, Jones said.
- Matthews remains hospitalized in "stable" but "critical condition," while police are holding the 13-year-old on charges including aggravated assault on school personnel and shooting threats.
- Hobbs Schools Board President Terry Brien praised the responding officers' quick actions, and The Hobbs Police Department is increasing presence at local schools with "particular attention to Highland Middle School."
- Classes resume Monday at the school, though police have not disclosed a motive or indicated that Matthews was targeted ahead of time.
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13-year-old in custody for allegedly shooting middle school teacher in ‘tragic and violent act’ - Regional Media News
(NEW YORK) - A 13-year-old boy is in custody after allegedly shooting and seriously wounding a teacher at his New Mexico middle school, authorities said. The teacher, Kelly Matthews, remains in the hospital where he's considered "stable" but in "critical condition," Hobbs Police Chief James [...]
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(NEW YORK) - A 13-year-old boy is in custody after allegedly shooting and seriously wounding a teacher at his New Mexico middle school, authorities said. The teacher, Kelly Matthews, remains in the hospital where he's considered "stable" but in "critical condition," Hobbs Police Chief James [...]
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13-year-old in custody for allegedly shooting middle school teacher in 'tragic and violent act'
(Getty Images stock photo) (NEW YORK) — A 13-year-old boy is in custody after allegedly shooting and seriously wounding a teacher at his New Mexico middle school, authorities said. The teacher, Kelly Matthews, remains in the hospital where he’s considered “stable” but in “critical condition,” Hobbs Police Chief James Jones said at a news conference on Sunday. The shooting unfolded shortly before noon on Friday outside Highland Middle School, nea…
NM Teacher Kelly Matthews ID'd As Victim Shot, 13-Year-Old Highland Middle School Student In Custody
HOBBS, NM. (THECOUNT) — Kelly Matthews, 63, a teacher at Highland Middle School in Hobbs, New Mexico, remains hospitalized in stable but critical condition after police say he was shot Friday by a 13-year-old student who was taken into custody following a brief foot pursuit. The shooting occurred shortly before noon outside the school near […] <p>The post NM Teacher Kelly Matthews ID’d As Victim Shot, 13-Year-Old Highland Middle School Student I…
Update on New Mexico Middle School Shooting
If you’ll recall, at Highland Middle School in Hobbs, New Mexico, a teacher named Kelly Matthews walked out a back door and straight into gunfire this past Friday. According to police, the shooter had been in class that morning, slipped out the rear of the building between periods without anyone noticing, and opened fire the […]
13-year-old in custody for allegedly shooting middle school teacher in 'tragic and violent act' - The Pulse of NH
(Getty Images stock photo)(NEW YORK) -- A 13-year-old boy is in custody after allegedly shooting and seriously wounding a teacher at his New Mexico middle school, authorities said.The teacher, Kelly Matthews, remains in the hospital where he's consider...
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