"I feel like Bennie is finally being laid to rest, kind of like he closed his eyes down to go to sleep. Me and my girlfriend heard about six gunshots happen. My 'Bennie' will never have that chance. }); Clinic owner Diane Derzis, who has owned numerous other abortion clinics including the one in Mississippi at the center of the Supreme Court's recent decision downplays the pushback. In 2019, Gov. Officials will APD confirmed that the incident was an isolated shooting between two male students in the schoolyard during the lunch hour. Republicans unsuccessfully sought to exempt schools from the law, centering the argument on whether trans girls should be allowed to use gender-segregated facilities in line with their identities. Saucedos father told officials that he noticed his gun was missing around noon on Friday. Last edited on 19 February 2023, at 04:13, Learn how and when to remove this template message, List of school shootings in the United States (before 2000), "School Killings All Too Familiar Moses Lake Horror Parallels Plot Of Novel Found In Suspect's Room", "Loukaitis Knew Shooting Wrong, Psychiatrist Says", "Barry Loukaitis, Moses Lake school shooter, breaks silence with apology", "WHERE RAMPAGES BEGIN: A special report. On the day of the shooting, Loukaitis was dressed as a Wild West-style gunslinger and was wearing a black duster. The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Witness says victim in Washington Middle School shooting was defending friends when he was shot (koat.com)The mood was somber as family members of Bennie Hargrove and Juan Saucedo Jr. gathered at John E. Brown Juvenile Justice Center for Thursday's court hearing.Saucedo Jr. was charged with first-degree murder in Hargrove's death. Police are looking into how the shooter who wasnt immediately publicly identified got the weapon, local reports said. So he went over there to go tell him don't be doing that. The unraveling can be traced to an NMSU football game last Oct. 15 in which a handful of the school's basketball players got into a brawl with students from rival New Mexico. She continued to ask if a rural county center could be run by one or two people. Arvizu's five-year contract runs out in June and it won't be renewed, leaving NMSU to face the basketball crisis with top leadership again in transition. Police have not revealed what grade the two students were in. 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"I want you to take the opportunity to see the consequences of your actions.". Psychologists hired by the defense believed Loukaitis had either depression or bipolar disorder, while prosecution witness Dr.Alan Unis, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Washington, diagnosed him with dysthymic disorder. The Aggies continued to play for nearly three more months. It changed the Hargrove family forever and devastated hundreds of children, parents, school faculty and the community. President Joe Biden announced in January that the federal government will end its own version May 11. He stood up for a friend and tried to de-escalate a violent confrontation between classmates. He was armed with a .3030 caliber hunting rifle and two handguns (one a .22 caliber revolver) that belonged to his father.[1][2][3]. The state House approved an expansion to the states Human Rights Act Friday that would further protect transgender New Mexicans from discrimination. Our officers put themselves in danger to keep people safe. For months, residents of the town have battled over whether clinics limited by strict anti-abortion laws in neighboring Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia should be allowed to continue to hop over the border and operate there. I would like Bennie to be remembered as a hero, and he gave the ultimate sacrifice.". Yet that effort does not always go smoothly: The politics of border towns and cities don't always align with those in their state capitals. DCPS said students at Sousa Middle School, on Ely Place SE, had to be placed on lockdown for 25 minutes. In that video, captured on police body cam, an officer is interviewing the university's $500,000-a-year chancellor, Dan Arvizu, and his wife, Sheryl Arvizu. According to the DA's office, Saucedo cannot be legally tried as an adult because of his age, if the case would've gone to trial, he would have received the same punishmentSaucedo received the maximum punishment allowed under New Mexico law as a child. He called his wife to see if she had taken the gun, and she said no. It was the early morning on Feb. 6, 2018 and Larry Williams started to experience shortness of breath, disorientation, hallucinations and couldnt walk. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Sadly, a child lost his life because a classmate brought a gun to school. If he wasn't focused just on Bennie, he would have killed maybe two or three other kids at school. It was more or less, like the doctor was talking to us instead of talking to my dad, said Dickson. A school resource officer and a police officer, who were nearby, immediately rushed to the scene and were able to "de-escalate the situation.". "We're going to keep on going forward and do everything that we can to protect life," he said. }); Chris Hess, who as pastor of St. Anne Catholic Church has advocated for the zoning change. It's being reported that Saucedo was showing off his gun to other students since morning. Left: Law enforcement tactical team officers move into the area of a reported shooting and active shooter near Edmund Burke Middle School in the Cleveland Park neighborhood of Northwest Washington . Bennie might be gone, but backers of Bennies Bill say its a way for him to live on. Williams altered mental state was missed by the San Juan medical staff, which would have helped the hospital determine that he was suffering from sepsis, according to a lawsuit the family has filed against San Juan Regional Medical Center. Video of the melee shows junior forward Mike Peake among those throwing punches. And the senseless and violent death of a child in our protection is, indeed, the worst. Im proud and Im excited Im doing things and meeting people that I never dreamed I would, Sawyer said. He witnessed the kids running back into the school. The last recorded school shooting was in May when a sixth-grader girl at Rigby Middle School in Idaho went on a shooting spree injuring three before being arrested. ga('ads.send', { Prior to 2022, the highest number . He planned to use one hostage so he could safely exit the school. In a press conference, APD has. The Albuquerque Police Department responded to reports of a shooting at Washington Middle School at around . eventAction: 'click_image_ads' He said there was a fight of some sort when a student pulled out a gun and fired shots. Democratic officials have since proposed legislation to ban them from interfering with abortion access. That evening, his wife Lenora decided to take him back to the hospital where they discovered he was suffering from severe septic shock. In 2020 when Democrats were in full control of state government they rolled back restrictions on abortion services, envisioning the state as a safe haven for access. Any person with disabilities who needs help accessing the content of the FCC Public File may contact KOB via our online formor call 505-243-4411. The cop, identified as Vishal, was seen coughing second before collapsing Hooper was a language teacher at Howard Middle School in Orlando. , Case dismissed for teen accused of taking gun to, One person dead, another hospitalized in SE ABQ shooting, Whats happening around New Mexico Feb. 24 Mar. The family is well familiar with that feeling from the bias they say they face around their community. There won't be any postseason this year. A suspect in a Washington, D.C. shooting that left four people injured used a "sniper-type setup" and fired more than 20 rounds, authorities said Friday. We are a mostly rural state. The shooting was a lone incident in which one student shot another in the schoolyard during lunch break at Washington Middle School, Albuquerque Police Department Deputy Commander Kyle Hartsock said in a press conference. Boom boom, boom boom, everybody just starts running. Headless Body of Missing Model Found in Refrigerator of Hong Kong Slaughter House as Police Arrest Ex-Husband and Father-In-Law, Who Was Jack Snyder? },false) He said the goal is to diversify commissioners. It still has a long journey ahead in the two and a half weeks that remain this session. WARNER WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE ACTION YOU TOOK ON THAT DAY WHEN YOU KILLED BENNY DIDNT JUST AFFECT HIS FAMILY. On Wednesday, their attorneys filed a a motion asking the courts to hold the San Juan Regional Medical Center liable for failing to provide Larry Williams with a Navajo interpreter, which they argue led to his misdiagnosis and death. Youve created a process to keep historical information at all times and not just a political move of appointments every six years, she told Wirth. Im proud of Bennie and what hes left behind.. How could this have been missed? said Lynlaria Dickson, his daughter. document.querySelector("#adunit").addEventListener('click',function(){ While there are no classes., grief counselors will be present on campus. The Aggies have been to March Madness 11 times since McCarthy left after the 1997 season, always as a double-digit seed with a reputation for giving the big boys trouble; a year ago, they knocked off UConn in the first round. One student shot another during lunch at Washington Middle School in New Mexico. Mason Campbell, then 12, shot and seriously injured two 13-year-old students with a shotgun in a crowded gymnasium at Berrendo Middle School. The player who made the allegations said similar hazing incidents had been occurring since summer. The New Mexico Department of Health had maintained measures such as a mask mandate for public indoor spaces and a requirement for health care workers and certain other employees to be current on vaccinations. It puts a lot of fellow students at a very young age were talking 14 years old now, 12 and 13 at the time it puts them all through a traumatic experience and the likelihood of getting any different result is minute, Bregman said. Bregman said that without a law like this on the books, the district attorneys office cant charge Saucedos parents in connection to the Washington Middle School shooting. ", "Bennie was a brave and never shy kid who loved to talk to everyone. There were 51 school shootings in 2022 that resulted in injuries or deaths, the most in a single year since Education Week began tracking such incidents in 2018. }); ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO: News of a shooting incident, just three days after students resumed classes at Washington Middle School, has left everyone devastated. Dear Washington Middle School Families, We are all still reeling from the fatal campus shooting of eighth-grader Bennie Hargrove that happened three days into the new school year. The young boy has been arrested but his name hasn't been revealed yet as investigation is ongoing and the motive behind the shooting is still unclear. One said the "guardrails" designed to protect students and faculty had all but disappeared. They should be able to find the answers, or tell us what was happening.. Most students were out in the schoolyard then since it was lunchtime. Its a terrible day for this community, Scott Elder, superintendent of Albuquerque Public Schools, said. While many details are still unknown, we do know that shots were fired, that a child is dead, and that someone is in custody. The public health orders were last extended in January, as the omicron variant was driving up the case count. One of the most helpful things you can do is listen. Wirth said with the support of the agencies and officials directly involved in recommending Interstate Stream Commission candidates to the governor, hes hopeful that this legislation will work out. Asbury said there were two twins who were beaten up and bullied and their friend Bennie Hargrove decided to confront the bully who has been identified as Juan Saucedo. I am so happy that we have success in Las Cruces and we can copy that. As a school community, we continue to honor Bennie's memory while simultaneously trying to regain some sense of normalcy. Hearst Television participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) One student was killed and another was taken into custody Friday after a shooting at a middle school near downtown Albuquerque during the lunch hour, police said.