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A 21-year-old gunman who disguised himself as a student to get into a New Mexico high school where he killed two students had caught the attention of U.S. investigators more than a year ago, authorities said Friday, Dec. 8, 2017.
On Thursday 21-year-old William Atchison snuck onto Aztec High School, disguised as a student, and fatally shot two students. Email Mrs. Thornton ahthorki@aztec.k12.nm.us for 9th or 12th or Ms. Olson aholsoca@aztec.k12.nm.us for College and Career. Counselor Announcement!! Then it got louder and closer.
We are setting up Google Classrooms for each grade level! Garrett Parker, a sophomore at Aztec High School, said he was in a … Susana Martinez called the shooting a heinous and horrific act and told reporters that teachers, school staff and law enforcement jumped in quickly to prevent more deaths. "At schools, our primary role and our primary job is to educate students and keep them safe, and when you have something like this, it hits you in the heart," he said.Aztec school officials say schools across town that shut down Thursday will likely stay closed Friday.Residents voiced disbelief on social media, while members of the New Mexico congressional delegation, state Attorney General Hector Balderas and other elected officials offered their condolences and other assistance.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. Aztec High School shooting: Gunman disguised himself, randomly killed at school In this undated photo provided by the San Juan County Sheriff's Office is William Atchison.
(San Juan County Sheriff's Office via AP) Two students were confirmed dead, along with the shooter. AZTEC, N.M. — Students hid in their classrooms, some behind locked doors or in closets, as a gunman opened fire Thursday inside a New Mexico high school, killing two classmates before he died.Authorities in the small town of Aztec near the Colorado border have released few details other than to say the two victims — Casey J. Marquez and Francisco I. Fernandez — attended Aztec High School. Atchison, a former student at small-town Aztec High School, had legally purchased a handgun at a local store a month ago and planned the attack, authorities said. This will give students access to the counselors for questions, mental health concerns, and much more!! The identity of the shooter has yet to be released.No other injuries were reported, and it was not clear if the shooter died by suicide or was killed by police.The San Juan County Sheriff's Office in a post on social media asked for the community to pray for the families of Marquez and Fernandez.Friends were sharing their condolences on Marquez's Facebook page, which displayed photos of the teen in her cheerleading outfit. At first, it sounded as if someone was swinging a metal baseball bat against the lockers.Then she heard an announcer over the school intercom tell students: "This is not a drill. Both were in a classroom next to the shootings. "Thankfully our teacher always locks the door no matter what. Senior Casey J. Marquez and junior Francisco I. Fernandez were identified by authorities as the victims in the attack, killed in a classroom in what had started as a routine school day. The news and stories that matters, delivered weekday mornings.In this undated photo provided by the San Juan County Sheriff's Office is William Atchison. AZTEC — Two Aztec High School students were shot to death Thursday morning by a gunman who later died at the scene, county authorities said. Aztec High School in New Mexico was the site of a shooting on Thursday, Dec. 7. He said one of the victims was his cousin.Aztec is a rural town of 6,500 people in the heart of northwestern New Mexico's oil and gas country and near the Navajo Nation. Fernandez's friends posted on his page and wore T-shirts that memorialized him during a candlelight vigil that brought together hundreds of mourners late Thursday.Authorities planned to release more information Friday.Bryn Divine, a senior, said she was sitting at her desk in her history class when she heard gunshots erupt down the hall. She didn't provide more details.Police responded to the school less than a minute after getting the initial calls, which came shortly after the start of the first period.
State authorities confirmed that there were no other injuries reported.Students were in class at the time, and heard what they thought was someone punching the lockers.
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