December 7, 2017 3 killed suspect killed Aztec High School New Mexico School Shooting Two students a cheer leader Casey Marquez and football player Francisco Fernandez were killed when a fellow male student opened fire at a northern New Mexico high school Thursday morning. The shooter is dead but s not clear if the shooter died by suicide or was killed by police. The motive was unclear, and unclear if shooter targeted victims or was shooting at random, or if he killed himself as is common in terrorist style mass shootings.
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- clandestine attack - no sign of any motive agenda
- disguise as student
- known to FBI interviewed him
- legal purchase gun
- motive unknown
- shooting through walls - like Texas church and Rancho Tehama school terrorists
- social media warning post
- suicide
- teror attack: Students Describe Terror as Gunfire Erupts at High School: Time
- terrorist - no media even includes the word as possibility
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Aztec High School shooting - Wikipedia
Aztec High School shooting
| Aztec High School shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Aztec High School Aztec, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Date | December 7, 2017 (UTC-7) |
Attack type
| School shooting |
| Deaths | 3 (including the perpetrator)[1] |
On December 7, 2017, gunfire erupted at Aztec High School in Aztec, New Mexico, United States. Two students were confirmed dead, along with the alleged shooter. State authorities confirmed that there were no injuries reported.[2][3][4]
Victims[edit]
Casey Jordan Marquez, a senior, and Francisco Fernandez, a junior, were confirmed as the only fatalities.[5] Both were student-athletes at Aztec High School. Marquez was a cheerleader and Fernandez, a recent transfer to the school, played football.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "New Mexico High School Shooting: 3 Dead, Including Suspect". People. December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
- Jump up^ Two students killed in Aztec High School shooting in New Mexico, NBC News (December 7, 2017)
- Jump up^ What we know about the deadly Aztec High School shooting, KOAT-TV (December 7, 2017)
- Jump up^ Aztec High School shooting: 2 students killed, shooter dead, police say, CNN (December 8, 2017)
- Jump up^ Authorities identify two victims in shooting at Aztec High School, The Durango Herald (December 8, 2017)
- Jump up^ Both victims were student-athletes at Aztec High, KOB (December 8, 2017)
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Teacher hailed as hero in New Mexico school shooting Fox News Video Police are crediting teacher Katie Potter with saving 17 lives during a shooting in Aztec, New Mexico Thursday. blocked the doors. Shooter shot through walls like Texas church and Rancho Tehama
Students Describe Terror as Gunfire Erupts at High School | Time
time.com › U.S. › Crime When the frightened students emerged from their hiding places at Aztec High School, they learned two of their classmates had been killed. ... 'Get Down!' Students Describe Terror as Gunfire Erupts at High School ... Heaven then sent a text message: There's a shooting here at school, mom. Across the ...
Aztec High School shooting: Gunman disguised himself, randomly ...
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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 ...
A breakdown of everything we know in the Aztec deadly school shooting
KOAT Albuquerque On Thursday 21-year-old William Atchison snuck onto Aztec High School, disguised as a student, and fatally shot two students.New Mexico State Police Chief Pete Kassetas identified 21-year-old William Atchison as the shooter. Atchison worked a local gas station but FBI officials said he was a former Aztec High student. Officials said he has planned the shooting and released a post he had written on a gaming website the morning of the shooting at 6:51.
"If things go according to plan, today would be when I die.
I wait until the school buses are detected, then head on foot disguised as a student.
I go somewhere and gear up, then hold a class hostage and go ape-s**t, then blow my brains out.
Work sucks, school sucks, life sucks.
I just want out of this s**t."
Officials said the comment wasn't a specific threat but said the message eluded to “if you're going to conduct a mass shooting, do you know how to get cheap rifles.” FBI agents interviewed Atchison at his home, said he was cooperative and had no guns other than an air-soft gun. At that time Atchison ...started in bathroom: went to the school with a backpack with a 9mm and several magazines inside, officials said... Atchison went to the bathroom to confront students... first victim, Francisco, excused himself to go to the bathroom. When he walked in, Atchinson shot him. Atchison walked out of the bathroom and shot his second victim, Casey Jordan. walk up and down the hallway firing shots into classrooms. He entered a computer lab and fired shots over students’ heads and walked out. At some point, officials said Atchison turned the gun on himself. Atchinson was not even on their radar, not even for a ticket locally.However, FBI officials said they had made contact with Atchison in 2016 over comments he made online.
Officials said the comment wasn’t a specific threat but said the message eluded to “if you’re going to conduct a mass shooting, do you know how to get cheap rifles.”
FBI agents interviewed Atchison at his home, said he was cooperative and had no guns other than an air-soft gun. At that time Atchison said he liked to troll the internet to see people go back and forth. He said he had no plans to carry out a shooting – but rather just “liked to troll and do things like that.”
Officials determined that he had no weapons and the assessment was closed when it was determined no crime was committed.
gun was purchased legally last month.
Motive in Aztec, New Mexico high school shooting a mystery - CBS ...
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When the frightened students emerged Thursday from their hiding places at Aztec High School, they learned two of their classmates had been killed. The shooter also was ... "This is a tight community," Marsha Dodd, 51, said while holding a flag in front of Aztec's Safeway grocery store. "I don't want this in ...The Latest: Police identify victims of school shooting - WTOP
Aztec High School shooting leaves 2 students, suspect dead - Santa Fe New Mexican
Two students killed in Aztec High School shooting in New Mexico ...
https://www.nbcnews.com/.../two-students-killed-new-mexico-high-school-shooting-n...
New Mexico State Police confirmed that two students died in a shooting at Aztec High School in New Mexico, in addition to the gunman. ... shooter was male and that the two victims attended Aztec High School. No other injuries were reported. Local and federal authorities were investigating what led to the shooting and said they wouldn't release any details about the circumstances for now, including whether the shooter died by suicide or was killed by police.
Two students killed, gunman dead in New Mexico school shooting
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Motive in Aztec, New Mexico high school shooting a mystery
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Cheerleader, football player killed in New Mexico shooting
NY Daily News
Two students killed, gunman dead in New Mexico school shooting ...
www.foxnews.com/.../several-wounded-after-shooting-at-new-mexico-school-reports-sa...19 hours ago - Police: 2 students shot, killed at high school in New Mexico. ... Two students were killed when a fellow student opened fire at a northern New Mexico high school Thursday morning, law enforcement officials said. The gunman also was killed, a spokesman for the New Mexico State Police ...
Aztec High School shooting: 2 slain students identified - CNN
www.cnn.com/2017/12/07/us/aztec-high-school-shooting-new-mexico/index.html
(CNN)Two students were killed in a shooting Thursday at Aztec High School in Aztec, New Mexico, state police said on their verified Twitter account, and the suspected shooter is also dead.... The two students killed were Casey Marquez and Francisco Fernandez, the San Juan County ...
Aztec High School shooting: Latest news from New Mexico today ...
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Dec 7, 2017 5:38 PM EST. AZTEC, N.M. – Students hid in their classrooms, some behind locked doors, as a suspect opened fire Thursday inside a New Mexico high school, killing two classmates before ending up dead. Authorities and other officials in the small town of Aztec near the ...
New Mexico High School Shooting: 3 Dead, Including Suspect ...
people.com/crime/new-mexico-aztec-high-school-shooting-reported/
22 hours ago - Three people, including the suspect and two students, in a Thursday morning shooting at Aztec High School in New Mexico.
School shooting - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_shooting
A school shooting is a form of mass shooting attack on an educational institution, such as a school or university. School shootings have sparked a political debate over gun violence, zero tolerance policies, and gun control. The United States has the highest number of school-related shootings.
2 students killed in shooting at New Mexico high school, authorities say
https://www.washingtonpost.com/.../3-people-reported-dead-amid-gunfire-at-new-mexic...19 hours ago - The shooting occurred early Thursday at Aztec High School.
Students, staff, teachers saved lives in high school shooting that killed 2
abcnews.go.com/US/people-shot-mexico-high-school-police/story?id=516463268 hours ago - The shooting took place at Aztec High School Thursday morning, police said.
3 dead in Aztec, New Mexico, high school shooting - AOL News
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3 dead in Aztec, New Mexico, high school shooting. HuffPost US. Ryan Grenoble. Dec 7th 2017 2:49PM. Three people were fatally shot at Aztec High School in Aztec, New Mexico, on Thursday morning, according to police. New Mexico State Police have confirmed two students and the suspected shooter are dead.
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