Student killed in shooting near Albuquerque school, officials say

APD OFFICIALS UPDATING US ON THE SHOOTING AT WEST MESA HIGH SCHOOL THIS MORNING. WE HAVE LEARNED ONE STUDENTAS W SHOT AND KILLED POLICEEL TLING EVERYONE WATCHING. NO ONE IS IN DANRGE ANYMORE AT THE CAMPUS YOU SAW THE VIDEO FROM SKY 7 DURING THAT PRESS CONFERENCE AND WE ALSOAV HE ON THE GROUND THIS MORNING, YOU’RE SEEING A LOT OF PEOPLE GATHERING. THIS IS PARENTS GATHERING AND THEY’RE EMPHASIZING THAT THE SHELTER IN PLACE ISVER, O BUT THEY’RE GOING BUILDINGO T BUILDING CLASSROOM BY CLASSROOM BY RELEASING THE STUDENT AST WEST MESA HIGH SCHOOL, AND THAT’S WHY THEY’RE SAYING THAT THIS IS GOING TO TAKE A LONG TIME UNTIL ALL OF T SHETUDENTS ARE CLEAR FROM THAT CAMPUS. EY ATHLSO WE DO WANT TO MENTION THAT THEY BELIEVE THEY KNOW WHO THE SHOOTER IS, BUT THEY’RE IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIND THAT PERSON RIGHT NOW. THAT IS HOW THE POLICE CHIEF WORDED THAT AND THE SHOOTING THEY KEPT MAKGIN THIS A POINT HAPPEDEN OFF OF CAMPUS, BUT CLOSE AND OFFICIALS. YOU COULD SEE VISIBLY THEY WERE DISTRAUGHT OVER THISE W HEARD FROM SUPERINTENDENT SCOTT ELDER WHO SAID YES, THIS DID NOT HAPPENN O CAMPUS, BUT IT WAS CLOSE TOO CLOSE AND THEN OTHER TYCI OFFICIALS THE MAYOR THE DA SAYING THAT JUVENILES WITH APWEONS IS A PROBLEM THAT OUR CITY TTHA OUR STATE MUST GET CONTROL OF YHEA THE SUPERINTENDENT TO ALSO STRESSING TOO THAT Y KOUNOW, PARENTS. JUST GOT ANOCK K ON THEIR DOOR THIS MORNING AND IT’S THE WORST NEWS THAT ANY PARENT WOULD WANT TO HEAR SO TO KEEP THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE ASHE TY GO OVER. YEAH AND EVERYTHING IN TSHI DEVELOPING SITUATION THIS MORNING, AND WE’RE WATCHIN SGKY SEVEN. SO YOU’RE SEEING A LOT OF PARENTS ON THE CAMPUS OF WEST MESA HIGH SCHOOL THERE TO PICK UP THEIR CHILD AGAIN THE SHELTER IN PCELA HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN LIFTED, BUT AS TODD MENTIONED, THEY’RE SLOWLY GOING THROUGH THE BUILDING GETTING ALL OF THE STUDENTS OFF OF CAMPUS, SO THEY WERE ASKING PARENTS. PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH THEM, BUT WE DO WANT TO JUST POINT OUT OFFICIALS SAYING NO ONE IS IN DANGER ANY LONGER. THE SHOOTING HAPPENED AROUND 8:30 TSHI MORNING. AND AGAIN, WE LEARNED ONE STUDENT WAS SHOT AND KILLED JUST OFF OF THE WEST MESA HIGH SCHOOL CAMP.US THAT’S A TOUGH DAY FOR THAT CAMPUS FOR SURE FOR ALL PARENTS WHO HAVE CHILDREN AT THESE SCHOOLS. WE’RE GOING TO KEEP YOUP U TO DATE ALL DAY LONG. WE WILL BE WORKING THIS CASE IN THE NEWSROOM. WE HEAV MULTIPLE TEAMS OUT THERE IN THE FIELD THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON, YOU CAN ALWAYS STAY WITH A KYT.COM FOR THE VERY LATEST. YEAH. WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THIS. THANK YOU FOWAR TCHING. ALRIGHT, ACTUALLY, WE’RE NOT GONNA DUMP OUT OF COVERAGE JUST YET. WE WANT TO GO TO THE APS SPOKESPERSON. A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR FROM APS TO JUST FIND OUT HOW THIS ALL UNFOLDED FOR THEM. TODAY. WE’RE GOING TO CHECK IN WITH MONICA ARMENTA. WE’RE STANDING BY SHE’S GOING TO GET ON WITH US LIVE SO YOU CAN HEAR DIRECTLY FROM APS ON THIS. I THINK THE THING THAT WE WANT TO HEAR FROM MONICA RIGHT NOW IS HOW THEY ARE GOING TO ORCHESTRATE GETTING EVERYONE OFF THE CAMPUS. THIS IS A LARGE CAMPUS. THIS IS A HIGH SOOCHL. YEAH, AND I TNKHI IT WAS CONFUSING FOR A LOT OF FAMILIES EARLY IN THE DAYEC BAUSE SHELTER IN PLACE IS WHAT APS TWEETED OUT. THEY SAID YES, AND THEN THEY SAID IT WAS LIFTED AND TNHE IT WAS BACK IN PLACE, BUT I I KNOW ATTH MONICA. IS JUST A DEVELOPING CHAOTIC SITUATION. SO LET’S GET ALL OF THIS CLEARED UP. WE HAVE MONICA ARMENTA STANDING BY WITH OUR OWN GENEVIEVE GLASS GENEVIEVE. HEY, WE’RE ALL YH,EA SO I’M HERE WITH MONICA WE DID JUST OUT OF THE PRESS CONFERENCEER HE, BUT WE HAD A COUPLE FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS FOR YOU MONICA. THESTIONS FOR YOU MONICA. ANKS FOR MEETING WITH US TODAY. SURE, SO THEY DIDAY S THAT STUDENTS ARE SLOWLY LEAVING OFF CAMPUS. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD ELABORATE TO THAT PROCESS. ION D’T KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS. I’VE LOST A LITTLE TRACK THIS MORNING, BUT THE MINUTE WE WERE AWRNING, BUT THE MINUTE WE WERE ARE THAT THERE WAS A SITUATION OFF SIDE OF THE CAMPUS BUT CLOSE ENOUGH. INTERMEDTEIA IMPACT. WE BEGAN ORCHESTRATING A RELEASE PROCESS. SO WE’VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT ALL MORNING. I HEARD SOMEONE ASKED A SUPERINTENDENT THIS MORNING IF PARENTS WEER NOTIFIED EARLY ENOUGH THE MINUTE SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS POLICE COME IN WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THEIR NOTIFICATION TO START THE PROCESS STUDENTS AREOW N LEAVING STUDENTS PARENTS WERE CALLED AT LEAST A FEW TIMES TODAY. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, BUT THE INFORMATION WAS FLUID SO WEAD H TO CONTINUOUSLY UPDATE THAT PARENTS AREOW N BEING ASKED TO COME OFF. FORTUNA THEY’L’ EX THEY’LL ENTER FROM WEST FORTUNA AND ETXI EAST ON GLENRIO THE STUDENTS WHO DROVE THEMSELVES TO CLASS TODAY WILL BE ABLEO T GET HOME WITH THEIR OWN VEHICLE UNLESS THEY’RE PAEDRK IN THE LOT ON 64TH STREET IN THAT CASE THOSE CARS WILL HAVE TO REMAIN WHERE THEY ARE BECAUSE IT’S TOO CLOSE TO THE CRIME SCENE UNDERSTOOD AND ONE THING THAT I WANTED TO ASK. YOU KNOW, WHAT DO YOU SAY TO PARENTS AND OTHER STUDENTS RIGHT NOW WHO MAY STILL STUDENTS MAY STILL BE IN THE SCHOOL PARENTS AT HOME? EYTH SAY THAT KIDS AREN’T IN DAERNG ANYMORE, BUT THEY DON’T THEN THEY HAVE A COUEPL SUSPECTS THAT THEY MAY THINK WOULD BE THE SUSPECT. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY TO THEM? WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO SECURE PREMISE ONCE SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS. I WAS IN THE SCHOOL EARLIER AND IT IS SWARMING WITH BOTH PICOLE ADMINISTRATION AND DIFFERENT AGENCIES. THEY’RE HELPING POLICE. I AM VERY CONFIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE KEPT STUDENTS AS LONG IF THEY FELT THERE WAS ANY DANGER THE FIRST QUESTION THAT WE ALWAYSET G IS IS IT AN ACTIVE SHOOTER? THERE WAS NO ACTIVEHO SOTER. I THINK POLICE WERE PRETTY CLEAR THIS SEEMED TOE B AN ALTERCATION BETWEEN TWO INDIVIDUSAL THAT HAPPEDNE OFF CAMPUS THIS MORNING. I’’S TERRIFYING FOR ANYBODY ANYMORE. I GO TO THE GROCERY STORE AND THINK ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT I’M GOING TO GET HOME SOMEAY DS THE MOVIES AMUSEMENT PARKS. IT’S THE STATE OF REALITY THAT WE ALL LIVE IN BUT PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW AND I THINK IF YOU HAVE A STUDENT IN APS STUDENTS AND APS HAVE THE RELATIONSHIPSIT WH TEACHERS THE PRINCIPLE WITH TRUSTED ADULTS AND FRIENDS, I THINK FOR THE MOST PART IF YOU REALLY TALK TO TSEHO PEOPLE THEY TELL YOU THAT THEY DO FEEL COMFORTABLE. IN FACT SCHOOLS ARE SOME OF THE SAFEST PLACE FOR MANYF O OUR KIDS TO BE AT WE WOULD NEVER PUT THEM AT RISK HAD WE TUGHTHO THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING MORE TO THIS THIS MORNING. WE HAVE A VERY VERY DILIGENT POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE’RE GRATEFUL TO ALBUQUERQUE POLICE. THEY DON’T GET APPRAISED TYHE SHOULD AND ALL THEY FACE IS CRITICISM WHEN IN FACT EVERY DAY THEY WAKE UP AND PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINEND A THEY DO GOOD WORK AT KEEPING US SAFE IF THERE WAS A THREAT IF WE REALLY THOUGHT THERE WAS A THREAT STUDTSEN WOULD HAVE BEEN EVACUATED IMMEDIATELY. IN FACT ALL SFFTA AND APS CURRENTLY IS RUIEQRED TO GO THROUGH ALICE TRAINING AGAIN, DAN THAT’S SOMETHING THAT STUDENTS GO THROUGH SADLY A COUPLE OF TIMES A YEAR BECAUSE THAT’S THE SITUATION. WE’RE IN NOT JUST IN ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IN EVERY CITY IN AMERICA AND MONICA, WHAT’S YOUR MESSAGE TO STUDENTS WHO ARE NOW GOING TO GO THROUGH THE WEEKEND THINKING ABOUT THIS AND HAVE TO COME TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY. THE MESSAGES WILL HAVE COUNLOSERS AVAILABLE ON MONDAY IN THE MEANTIME EVERY STUDENT SHOULD HAVE A TRUSTED ADULT OR SOMEONE CLOSE TO THEM THAT THEY CAN EXPRESS TIRHE CONCERNS IN THEIR FEARS, TOO. THE ONE THING THAT I DON’T THINK IS STATED OFTEN ENOUGH AND UNDERSTOOD BECAUSE YOU DON’T WANT TO SCARE PEOPLE, BUT THE TRUTH, IS THAT THE SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING WORKS. THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES IN WHICH SOMEONE HAS BEEN COURAGEOUS ENOUGH TO COME FORWARD AND GO TO A TEACHER OR GO TO POLICE AND SHARE WITH THEM IN FORMATION THAT THEY HAD EITHER THIRD HAND OR FIRST HAND THAT COULD HAVE BNEE MUCH WORSE. SO WHAT OUR STUDESNT NEED TO KNOW IS THAT FIRST OF L,AL THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO HELP AND SECONDLY THAT SCHOOL IS NOT THE ONLY PLACE ANYMORE WHERE YOU NEED TOE B AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDGSIN. YEAH. UNFORTUNATELY, WE’RE HAVING TO TEACH CHILDREN, YOU KNOW. FROM THE TIME THAT THEY CAN SPEAKO N MATTER WHERE THEY GO. YOU GET THEM, YOU KNOW YOU SEND OFF TO AMUSEMENT PARK YOU PUT THEM ON A PLANE. THEY GO TO THE GROCERY STORE. THIS ISN’T A SCHOOL ISSUE. IT HAPPENED THIS MORNING. OFF CAMPUS VERY CLOSE TOO CLOSE TO A SCHOOL, BUT THIS ISN’T A SCHOOL ISSUE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE’RE ALL DEALING WITH AND UNTIL WE CAN FIND MORE COURAGEOUS PEOPLE AND WHO WANT TO GO INTOAW L ENFORCEMENT ORIENT TO SCHOOLS. WE’RE LIMITED AND HOW MUCH WE CAN YOU ON CAMPUS ERYVE DAY THAT IS ALMOST PAINFUL TO SAY I DIDN’T GROW UP AT A TIME WHEN ANY OF THIS. BUT IT IS OUR REALITY AND IT’S NOT ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS REALITY. YEAH, IT’S THE REALITY WE ALL LIVE IN ABSOLUTELY. JUST TOO CLOSE TO HOME. IS TREHE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO SHOW THAT WE DIDN’T COVER? JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT AT NO TIME DO WE BELIEVE THAT STUDTSEN WERE AT ANY HARM? THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON CAMPUS. WE APOLOGIZE IF WE OVER MESSAGE TODAY. THE INFORMATION WAS FLUID THE MINUTE WE HAD. SOMETHING TO SHAREE W PASSED IT ALONG VR 24/7 EMERGENCY MESSAGING THROUGH THE MEDIA. THANK YOU TO THE MEDIA FOR HELPING US GET TTHA OUT AND THE INFORMATION CHANGED AND TTHA IS BECAUSE YOU DON’T WALK INTO A SITUATION LIKE THIS AND KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DEALING WH.IT IT HAPPENS OVER TIME AND THAT’S WHY WE’RE SO CAUTIOUS WITH THE MESSAGING GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH MONICA. WE APPRECIATE YOUTIMER AS ALWAYS. THANK YOU. YES, THAT WAS ONE OFUR O MENTA WITH APS HERE GIVING US SOME GREAT INFORMATION AND ONE THING THAT I ALSO WANT TO REITERATE IS TO KEEP TABS OAPN S. SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE THAT IS WHEER THEY WILL BE SENDING OUT INFORMATION TODAY LIVE HERE. I’M GENEVIEVE GLASS K-WEIGHT THE ACTION 7 NEWS GENEVIEVE. THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION. I’M GUESSING NO PARTEN WOULD SAY YOU OVER COMMUNICATED TODAY RIGHT? KEEP PUMPING THOSE MESSAGES OUT THE DIFFICULT PART OF THIS IS IT DID HAPPEN OFF CAMPUS AND THAT’S WHY THEREAS W SO MUCH CONFUSION ON CAMPUS, BUT YOUAN C PICK UP YOUR STUDENT NOW IT IS A SLOW GOING PROCESS. SO WE JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME DETAILS ABOUT HOW EXACTLY YOU CAN DO. THAT SO IF YOU’RE GOING TO GO TO WEST MESA HIGH SCHOOL IF YOU’RE NOT ALREADY THERE YOU CAN ENTER FROM WEST FOR TUNA IF YOUR STUDENT DROVE TO SCHOOL TODAY, THEY CAN LEAVE IN THEIR CAR UNLESS THEY’RE PARDKE IN THAT PARKINGOT L ON IN NEAR 64TH STREET. SO IF THEY’RE PARKED THERE APS SAYING THEY’RE GOING TO HEAV TO LEAVE THEIR CAR AT LEAST FOR A FEW HOURS OR UNTIL THAT SCENE. SO THEY CLEAR THE SCENE THIS MORNING. WE’VE SEENRO FM OUR CAMERAS ON THE GROUND THIS MORNING. THERE IS A LOT OF TRAFFIC OUT THERE AS YOU WOULD EXPECT IT’S GOING TO TAKE THE ENTIRE SCHOOL. OR THEY DID MONICA DID STRESS THERE THEY HELD ON TO STUDENTS BECAUSE IT WAS QUICKLY DEEDME THAT THE CAMPUS WAS SAFE AND THAT IS WHY THEY DIDN’T MASS ACEVUATE EVERYONE LIKE THEY WOULDO D IF THIS SITUATION WERE NOT AN ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATION AGAIN ALL OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS. STJU TELLING THE PUBLIC TODAY THAT THIS IS A COMMUNITY-WIDE PROGRAM AND TO PLEASE IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, PLEASE PLEASE SAY SOMETHING TEACH THAT TO YOUR CHILDREN JUST AHE T PUBLIC THAT IF YOU THINK A JUVENILE HAS A GUN OR MAY HAVE ACCESS TO ONE OR MIGHT BE THINKING AUTBO HURTING SOME

Student killed in shooting near West Mesa High School, Albuquerque officials say

Updated: 10:55 AM MST Feb 25, 2022

One student was killed in a shooting Friday morning near West Mesa High School after a fight with another juvenile, officials said. Police Chief Harold Medina during a briefing said the shooting happened just outside of the campus around 8:30 a.m. One student was exiting the school and got into a fight with another juvenile, and the shooting happened shortly afterward.The student, whose age is unknown, died from their injuries.Medina said a suspect has been identified. While they have not been detained, he believes there is no threat to the public. It’s believed the shooter was a juvenile, but it is unknown if that person was a student at West Mesa High School.Albuquerque Public Schools Superintendent Scott Elder said the firearm never made it on campus.Elder said while the shooting was not on campus, it was far too close.”It’s deeply disturbing,” Elder said. “It’s very hard for our schools … We really need to work together to make sure this doesn’t happen.”Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller said the city does not have the adequate tools to keep firearms from juveniles, explaining that a gun conversation with children needs to be had.”If you think another student has a gun, please say something,” Keller said. “This is a related conversation that’s been happening all across America, and now we’re seeing it in Albuquerque. That nightmare is real for every single parent who is in line to pick up their child. One parent got the worst call of all.” A shelter in place was temporarily in effect, preventing parents from picking up their students, APS said. That order has since been lifted, and families can start getting off the campus. A person who spoke with KOAT said he saw a student on the ground. He said shortly afterward, first responders rushed to the student and started trying to resuscitate him.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —

One student was killed in a shooting Friday morning near West Mesa High School after a fight with another juvenile, officials said.

Police Chief Harold Medina during a briefing said the shooting happened just outside of the campus around 8:30 a.m. One student was exiting the school and got into a fight with another juvenile, and the shooting happened shortly afterward.

The student, whose age is unknown, died from their injuries.

Medina said a suspect has been identified. While they have not been detained, he believes there is no threat to the public. It’s believed the shooter was a juvenile, but it is unknown if that person was a student at West Mesa High School.

Albuquerque Public Schools Superintendent Scott Elder said the firearm never made it on campus.

Elder said while the shooting was not on campus, it was far too close.

“It’s deeply disturbing,” Elder said. “It’s very hard for our schools … We really need to work together to make sure this doesn’t happen.”

Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller said the city does not have the adequate tools to keep firearms from juveniles, explaining that a gun conversation with children needs to be had.

“If you think another student has a gun, please say something,” Keller said. “This is a related conversation that’s been happening all across America, and now we’re seeing it in Albuquerque. That nightmare is real for every single parent who is in line to pick up their child. One parent got the worst call of all.”

A shelter in place was temporarily in effect, preventing parents from picking up their students, APS said. That order has since been lifted, and families can start getting off the campus.

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A person who spoke with KOAT said he saw a student on the ground. He said shortly afterward, first responders rushed to the student and started trying to resuscitate him.