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13-Year-Old Arrested After Shooting Teacher at Highland Middle

By Drooid · Sep 28, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC · How we work

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Police arrested a 13-year-old who shot special-education teacher Kelly Matthews at Highland Middle School.
Officers responded at 11:40 a.m. on Sept 25 after initial reports of a stabbing.
Matthews was taken to a Lubbock hospital and listed as stable.
The white juvenile wearing a black hoodie fled on foot before being detained.
Superintendent Gene Strickland said investigators have not determined whether the teacher was targeted.

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Police arrested a 13-year-old who shot special-education teacher Kelly Matthews at Highland Middle School.
Officers responded at 11:40 a.m. on Sept 25 after initial reports of a stabbing.
Matthews was taken to a Lubbock hospital and listed as stable.
The white juvenile wearing a black hoodie fled on foot before being detained.
Superintendent Gene Strickland said investigators have not determined whether the teacher was targeted.