Middle schooler fatally shot by fellow student in Albuquerque

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Source: ABC News

One student was killed by another in a shooting at a middle school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Friday.

The shooting took place at about 12:45 p.m. local time between two male students during a lunch break outside Washington Middle School. Friday was just the third day of classes for the school district.

Police were unsure what grade the students were in, but said they were both approximately 13 years old.

The shooting was an isolated incident between the two students and the shooter was immediately taken into custody by a school resource officer, police said. Officials praised the resource officer for quickly rushing to the scene and de-escalating the situation before taking the shooter into custody.

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Another student who witnessed the incident said that the two students were fighting when the shooter pulled the gun.

[aeromanKC]

1. I guess school shootings are below the fold news now.

[Warpy]

4. It's a big deal here in NM

Middle school is a little young for this shit, even in the wild west.

[MarcA]

2. Reports of bullying involved that led up to the shooting

by a local Albuquerque TV Station, KOAT. Institutions that do not address
abuse soon have larger issues to deal with.

[DallasNE]

3. When A Kid Is A Bully

There is a good chance the father is also a bully. So you kick the kid out of school and you have the father to deal with - who may be concealed carry armed. Either way you have a larger issue. That said, you are spot on with your analysis. But we also have a gun problem here.

So where did the gun come from. Don't they have metal detectors at the school?

[AZLD4Candidate]

5. Mine doesn't.

[jmowreader]

7. Was the bully the shooter or the victim?

[MarcA]

9. Apparently the shooter may have been the bully.

In any event, people should be encouraged to speak up and institutions to take action before it gets to this.

[TeamProg]

6. Hmm, do ya think something is wrong with the nation?

Nah, USA! USA! USA!

F-R-E-E-D-U-M-B !!

[rockfordfile]

8. A 13 year old? that's messed up

[duhneece]

10. The father shot a parent and was banned from high school

Like father, like son. https://www.abqjournal.com/2419662/police-id-shooter-victim-in-school-shooting.html