Organ Mountain vs. Hobbs football game rescheduled after juvenile allegedly shot staff member
HOBBS, New Mexico (KVIA) -- According to officials from Hobbs Municipal Schools, a football game between Organ Mountain High School and Hobbs High School was canceled after a juvenile shot a Hobbs staff member at the scheduled location.
On Friday, September 25, around 3 p.m., the Las Cruces Public Schools posted the following statement on their social media:
Due to an incident at Highland Middle School in Hobbs, the varsity football game scheduled for tonight at 7:00 p.m. has been rescheduled for tomorrow, September 26, at 10:00 a.m. at Watson Memorial Stadium.
Organ Mountain High School students and staff are safe. Accommodations will be provided for OMHS athletes.
Thank you for your understanding and flexibility.
Hobbs Municipal Schools shared a news release on their social media close to 9 p.m. Friday, September 25. In the release, Hobbs Municipal Schools Superintendent Gene Strickland said that a juvenile attacked and shot a staff member outside a building at Highland Middle School.
In a release from the Hobbs Police Department, officers were initially called to the school at around 11:39 a.m. for a stabbing, but the call later changed to a "possible shooting".
When officers arrived at the area, officials say they found the staff member with multiple gunshot wounds, and he was later transported to a nearby hospital.
Officials from the Hobbs Municipal Schools and the Hobbs Police Department say the school was secured and no students or other faculty members were injured.
According to police, officers of the Hobbs Police Department, Lea County Sheriff's Department, New Mexico State Police, and Lea County Drug Task Force began searching the area surrounding the school for the suspect after getting a description.
Officials later located the juvenile and, after a foot pursuit, was taken into custody.
No information was provided by officials regarding the staff member's condition, and officials did not provide any information regarding the juvenile.
The Hobbs Police Department is scheduled to provide an update regarding the shooting Sunday afternoon.
