It changed the Hargrove family forever and devastated hundreds of children, parents, school faculty and the community. They should be able to find the answers, or tell us what was happening.. That pool that were going to be able to find people that are actually qualified to work in and that want to work in it, were deflating, she said. The legislation passed unanimously through the House Agriculture, Acequias and Water Resources Committee on Thursday, despite repeated concerns brought up by different legislators. DA Bregman said going to trial would have put young witnesses through more trauma for the same outcome. One neighbor says kids were outside during recess when 6 gun shots went off. gads_event = event; Bennie did the two things I always tell my kids to do and he died because of it.". The fact that weve come up with a bill here that both the state engineer and the Interstate Stream Commission support leads me to believe that weve found a balance, he said, that they feel like they can get those candidates.. She continued to ask if a rural county center could be run by one or two people. Students were made safe quickly by school personnel and APS Police, said Kyle Hartstock with the police department. It was the early morning on Feb. 6, 2018 and Larry Williams started to experience shortness of breath, disorientation, hallucinations and couldnt walk. Senator Ben Ray Lujn this week reintroduced an Act in Congress designed to identify federal land that could be used for long-distance bike trails. That trend, led by anti-abortion activist Mark Lee Dickson, has since successfully spread to politically conservative towns in Iowa, Louisiana, New Mexico, Nebraska and Ohio. They did not talk to my dad, they didnt ask him if he was okay or what was wrong. The New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission oversees stream systems in the state. Bennies Bill passed the House floor early last month. 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. In Texas, even before Roe was overturned, more than 40 towns prohibited abortion services inside their city limits. It would also increase the number of Indigenous members that serve on the commission. "We're just on our heels all the time.". The student told police Hargrove walked up to Saucedo at lunch to tell Saucedo to stop bullying his friend and that he didnt want to fight but wanted him to leave his friends alone.The complaint goes on to say that is when Saucedo pointed the gun at Hargrove, shooting him multiple times. He said the goal is to diversify commissioners. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Juan Saucedo Jr. pleaded no contest to second-degree murder Thursday. Rep. Marian Matthews (D-Albuquerque) asked if this might go in the opposite direction and just make the board an inside group. Not too long ago there was a shooting over here. I would like Bennie to be remembered as a hero, and he gave the ultimate sacrifice.". Thus far, they've been unsuccessful. Michelle Lujan Grisham made the announcement Friday that she is renewing an executive order but will let it expire after March 31. A 14-year-old from Washington Middle School pled no contest to a murder charge from a shooting that happened on campus in August 2021. Documents allege he was on a plan where he was supposed to be closely monitored. "There is no justice that we could receive, because we can never get Bennie back. Of course, there's no punishment for what he done," Sawyer said. WASHINGTON While Friday's shooting in the Van Ness area of Upper Northwest D.C . We share in your grief and pain as we once again are called upon to reflect on our failure as adults and as a society to protect and preserve the lives and health of our children. New Mexico is extending health orders related to COVID-19 one final time through the end of the month. THERE IS NO JUSTICE THAT WE CAN RECEIVE BECAUSE WE CAN NEVER GET ANYTHING BACK. New Mexico was one of five other states including Texas and Illinois that still have such declarations. },false) Loukaitis carried a hunting rifle and two handguns into his math class at Frontier Middle School in Moses Lake on Feb. 2, 1996. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - The Albuquerque Police Department responded to a shooting that took place at Washington Middle School Friday around 12:45 p.m. 13-year-old bully fired six bullets. Hargrove's family was heartbroken as they pleaded their case. Prosecution also said that he had gotten ideas from the Stephen King novel Rage and the films Natural Born Killers and The Basketball Diaries. In the college town of Carbondale, Illinois, a state where abortion remains widely accessible, anti-abortion activists have asked zoning officials to block future clinics from opening after two already operate in town. We hope this brings some closure to the Hargrove family. Shelley Koch, a longtime resident of southwest Virginia, had witnessed a similar scene many Sunday mornings after church services. Dickson says that her fathers language barrier must have been a frightening situation to be in when he was in the hospital and was unaware of what was happening. POW, POW, POW, POW, POW. 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. She may have saved other lives. Related: Family speaks out after. Police said the victim . The New Mexico Public Education Department released a statement in response to the shooting, calling it a horrendous day for the state. Lawmakers are once again considering a similar measure that would criminalize negligent gun storage in cases where a child brandishes the weapon or uses it to hurt someone. Police say theyre also looking into surveillance at the school and surrounding businesses to make sure the entire event is captured. She filed for divorce against her husband in January 1996. Of all the troubling video made public over a year of crisis at New Mexico State from the brawl involving basketball players to the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old, allegedly by one of those players, to the police interviews with the coach afterward one 42-minute log of footage might best explain how the school is in the mess it is today. Jonathan Martinez is the acequia lead at the commission. Excluded from this list are the following: Incidents that occurred during wars Incidents that occurred as a result of police actions Murder-suicides by rejected suitors or estranged spouses The gunman, 14-year-old Barry Dale Loukaitis (/lukats/; born February 26, 1981), killed his algebra teacher and two students, and held his classmates hostage before a gym coach subdued him. We are a mostly rural state. "Juan, I want you to understand the actions you took on that day when you killed Bennie, didn't just affect his familyyou frightened the other middle school children who were attending that same school. Maybe down the line, but I don't know. A school resource officer was able to de-escalate the situation and apprehend the gunman, police said. Was that even explained to my father, at all? she said. The incident took place around 12:45 pm, following which officers immediately responded to the reports of the shooting. It was his second day of school. "He died a hero," Adam Oakey said. He said at a disaster recovery workshop last week that his understaffed team was already dealing with a lot of other work before being tasked to help with disaster assistance needs. New Mexico teen pleads 'no contest' in murder of Bennie Hargrove, STRUGGLING WITH FORGIVENESS, BUT THE MOOD WAS SOMBER AND EMOTIONAL AS FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE VICTIM AND SUSPECT GATHERED AT TODAYS COURT HEARING FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF BENNIE HARGROVE. Not long after that, she heard shots and saw children running. ga('ads.send', { } But this year, the program disintegrated. She acted as an expert on the bill on Wednesday. The community was rattled in August when 13-year-old Bennie Hargrove was killed by a peer at Washington Middle School while he was trying to de-escalate a violent situation. Before Roe was overturned, such zoning restrictions would have been unconstitutional, noted ACLU attorney Geri Greenspan. Could more have been done to prevent this senseless tragedy? The Aggies continued to play for nearly three more months. Police video shows Peake in a hospital bed asking to get his gun back because "that's my only weapon." Police say Juan Saucedo fatally shot Bennie Hargrove during a bullying incident outside the school during the lunch hour. Theres a lot of discrimination, we know 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. A Hubbard Broadcasting Company, Track Bennies Bill (House Bill 9) during the legislative session. It changed the Hargrove family forever and devastated hundreds of children, parents, school faculty and the community. Rep. Joanne Ferrary (D-Las Cruces) asked about this, and Michael said there would need to be specific standards and trainings implemented at the centers. The person is believed to have taken his . Theres weve been experiencing a lot of crime on this block recently. The gunfire at Washington Middle School marked the second shooting in New Mexico's largest city in less than 24 hours. It pierces the heart.. Please help prevent gun violence and bullying, Sawyer said. Meanwhile, the board of supervisors in Washington County, which surrounds Bristol, passed a similar restrictive zoning ordinance on Feb. 14, and at least three counties have since adopted resolutions declaring their "pro-life stance," according to the Family Foundation. His rich knowledge of traditional Navajo customs and traditions are lost with his passing. Ben Ray Lujn reintroduces legislation to bolster recreational biking - By Alice Fordham, KUNM News. The ninth is the state engineer. It also lays out that there cant be more than five commissioners from the same political party. The mission of Washington Middle School is to prepare our students with the experiences, skills, and knowledge essential for continued success. One student was killed by another in a shooting at a middle school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Friday. [5] Loukaitis' parents separated in 1995, after his mother discovered her husband was having an affair. Three months after a 13-year-old was shot and killed at Washington Middle School, police body camera and surveillance footage from that day has been released. While there's a lot to unpack about what led to the incident, the victim was a 13-year-old boy, the same age as the shooter. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that people convicted of murder, which they committed when they were under 18 years of age, could not receive automatic life terms without parole and in 2016, the court ruled that the policy would also be applied retroactively. Maybe down the line, but I don't know. [6] Barry talked his mother out of doing so, by having her write down her feelings.[5]. "While we're still seeing COVID cases, our preparedness and collaborative work have helped turn a once-in-a-century public health emergency into a manageable situation," Lujan Grisham said in a statement. } Two players quit after the hazing allegations. Rep. Harlan Vincent (R-Ruidoso Downs) said hes concerned about the safety of the providers and patients in these facilities. Are there going to be fresh ideas or are there going to be innovative ideas coming? she asked. Some of his culture teachings, I dont even know because my dad didnt get that opportunity to share it with me, said Lariat Williams. Officers responded to the shooting at Washington Middle School, 1101 Park SW, around 12:40 p.m. and found Hargrove with multiple gunshot wounds on the east side of school. Bennie Hargrove, 13, was a student at the Washington Middle School, said Albuquerque Police at a news conference. A 13-year-old boy has been charged with murder for the shooting death of another 13-year-old at Washington Middle School on Friday. Updates to follow. Loukaitis walked from his house to his school, where he had entered his algebra classroom during fifth period. New Mexico's hospitals were operating under standards of care that prioritize immediate medical emergencies. Its just a terrible day for APS, terrible day for this community.. The lawn outside the U.S. Capitol is covered with 7,000 pairs of empty shoes to memorialize the 7,000 children killed by gun violence since the Sandy Hook school shooting, in a display organized . "It was a low point for me, and since that time, my wife and I have worked to rebuild our relationship. Transportation is always a challenge, she said. After coming to terms with his passing, the family decided to take action. According to reports, the shooting at the school was an isolated incident and it's not being investigated as a mass shooting. "I feel like Bennie is finally being laid to rest, kind of like he closed his eyes down to go to sleep. So, I think he's going to be resting. } To get the patient back home, Michael said centers can offer transportation services, like the one in Doa Ana County does. It next goes to the House Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee. The bills Fiscal Impact Report pointed out a few other concerns. KOAT/ABC Aerial view of middle school shooting scene in Albuquerque. Before Roe, an abortion clinic had operated for decades in Bristol, Tennessee. He always used to talk about how he was a ladies man. Volunteer High School: Person with gun seen at Tennessee school, students evacuated, #IfIDieInASchoolShooting: American students share heartbreaking messages amid increasing school shootings, This is Amari, hes an 8th grader at Washington Middle School. }); }); 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 shooter is also a student and is in custody @krqe pic.twitter.com/GrCqygOi0w, At Washington Middle School- spoke with a student who said she was at lunch when the shooting happened. These tragedies should never occur. Student shooter opens fire at Albuquerque middle school, killing at least one classmate. }) THE 13 YEAR OLD STUDENT SHOT AND KILLED AT WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL IN 2021. Gov. SIX SHOTS IN THAT TIME. Democratic officials have since proposed legislation to ban them from interfering with abortion access. Freedman Boyd Hollander Goldbern Urias & Ward P.A.. He said an earlier fight led up to the shooting. No other students were injured. Saucedos father told officials that he noticed his gun was missing around noon on Friday. And we just kind of thought we were being brushed off just because we were Native American, said Williams. 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. And the senseless and violent death of a child in our protection is, indeed, the worst. According to a criminal complaint, another 13-year-old student told police Saucedo had shown him and several other students a gun that he brought to school. He says it was his new friend that got shot. That evening, his wife Lenora decided to take him back to the hospital where they discovered he was suffering from severe septic shock. Also releasing a statement Friday is Mayor Tim Keller: Today, Washington Middle School children, teachers, staff, and families experienced what no one should, let alone at a place we trust is safe for our children. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement Friday on the shooting: I am horrified and heartbroken by todays events in Albuquerque. Sergio Cisneros says he was in ROTC with the victim and was near him when he was host saying bullets went flying past him. 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. Saucedo Jr. will stay in CYFD custody at the juvenile detention center. 1:10 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. 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. According to his family, the hospital didnt consider his language needs and did not call for a Navajo interpreter to be present with him during the visit with doctors. He got the maximum for a child, so I'm happy about that. This, he hopes, creates the right balance to get his proposal through the Roundhouse again and get Lujan Grishams signature this time. "I feel like Bennie is finally being laid to rest, kind of like he closed his eyes down to go to sleep. 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. When police arrived at the school, they found Hargrove with several gunshot wounds. The Bristol Women's Health clinic is battling multiple lawsuits but would not be affected by the proposed ordinance unless it tried to expand or make other changes. While there are no classes., grief counselors will be present on campus. While some residents oppose the facility, "they're more afraid that this industry is going to expand and that Bristol is going to just become a multistate hub of the abortion industry," said the Rev. Florida Teacher Suspended After He Made White Students Act as Servants For Black Students, Who Was Abby Choi? Parents and students say there was a fight at the school on Thursday and threats were made, Its unclear if the students involved in the shooting were the same students involved in that incident. Michael said emergency services could also help handle transportation. Bregman said he hoped the plea would bring some closure to the family, who was in court Thursday. The downtown school was placed on lockdown as cops flooded . However, he entered a 'no contest' plea to second degree murder. 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A 13-year-old boy was arrested after he allegedly fatally shot a classmate at their Albuquerque middle school on Friday, authorities said. 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. Gov. Me and my girlfriend heard about six gunshots happen. At the request of some concerned citizens, the socially conservative, faith-based Family Foundation of Virginia helped draft an amendment to the city's zoning code that says, apart from where the existing clinic sits, land can't be used to end a "pre-born human life.". The lapsing of the orders signals an end to the expanded legal powers of governors to suspend laws in response to the once mysterious disease. He witnessed the kids running back into the school. A few funding opportunities can come from the Interstate Stream Commission, but stewards have said theres been a lack of communication from the state. "It changed the Hargrove family forever and devastated hundreds of children, parents, school faculty and the community.". So, I think he's going to be resting. Rep. Candy Spence Ezzell (R-Roswell) said there could be a very narrow field of applicants that fit under this legislation. Until hes 21 is fine but its only five years. While Republican Rep. Rod Montoya expressed worry about teens seeing each other's naked bodies in locker rooms, Democratic Rep. Dayan Hochman-Vigil argued the amendment would put trans students in physical and emotional danger. California's coronavirus emergency officially ended Feb. 28, nearly three years after Gov. hitType: 'event', He opened fire at students, killing two, Arnold Fritz and Manuel Vela, Jr., both fourteen. They can be more socially conservative, with residents who object to abortion on moral grounds. One said the "guardrails" designed to protect students and faculty had all but disappeared. "It's been a detriment.". Bennie Hargrove bill progresses through Senate. 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. He planned to use one hostage so he could safely exit the school. [4] Teacher and coach Jon Lane entered the classroom upon hearing the gunshots to find Loukaitis holding his classmates hostage. Jamie Michael is the Health and Human Services director in Doa Ana County, the home of a crisis triage center. A few grimaced as they squeezed past. She would frequently imply that her son Barry would also have to kill himself, and that the date of the double-suicide would be on Valentine's Day of 1996. 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. I just wish him the best. He got the maximum for a child, so I'm happy about that. The shooting happened on August 13, 2021, the second day of the start of the 2021-2022 school year. His condition worsened and Williams died the next day from respiratory failure. I am confident this matter has not impacted my ability to lead our university.". We are one of the worlds fastest growing This incident is a tragedy that has shaken our community. Nov. 3Just days into the fall semester, an Albuquerque Public Schools resource officer new to Washington Middle School stopped to introduce herself to eighth-grader Juan Saucedo Jr. as students milled around outside during lunch. But Derzis is also girding herself for many more post-Roe battles in the future. It includes having at least 10 years of experience with New Mexico water resources, being employed or acting in specific water-related positions and having minimal geographic overlap with other commissioners. He died at a hospital. Employees at the University of Idaho who refer students to a clinic just 8 miles (13 kilometers) away in the liberal-leaning state of Washington could face felony charges under a recently passed state law. The shooter opened fire during the lunch hour at Washington Middle School in front of numerous students who had returned for the fall semester just two days earlier. hitType: 'event', Public 6-8. She said across the country, centers have never been completely full.