The FBI Decided a Teen Wasn't a Threat Before He Carried Out a 2017 School Shooting
“There were many, many red flags,” said a woman whose daughter was shot and killed."Everybody's at fault"On Dec. 7, 2017, William Atchison walked through an unlocked door at his former high school in Aztec, New Mexico, and used a legally purchased semi-automatic handgun to kill Casey Marquez, a cheerleader who coached gymnastics, and Francisco “Paco” Fernandez, a football player. Then he turned the weapon on himself as police closed in.
An NBC News examination of the Aztec High School shooting — including a review of government records and an audio recording of an FBI interview of the future shooter — found a series of missed opportunities that point to what some experts say are nationwide shortcomings in how authorities assess and respond to potentially violent domestic extremists.Download NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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