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Suspect Apprehended In School Bus Stop Shooting

December 13, 2007

The police have apprehended a suspect in the school bus stop shooting on Wednesday. The shooting occurred on Tuesday sometime in the afternoon when school was out. There were six people who were shot ranging in the age of 14 to 20.

Late on Tuesday night the Las Vegas police received a tip on who may have been involved in the shooting and that they were on a Greyhound bus heading to Chicago. The suspect was apprehended in Denver, Colorado when the Greyhound bus stopped at the bus station. The U.S. Marshals and the Denver police are the ones that apprehended the suspect around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. The suspect was identified as Nicco Tatum, who is 18 years old. Tatum is facing six counts of attempted murder with a deadly weapon and six counts of battery with a deadly weapon.

On Wednesday morning the police narrowed their search of suspects and they also raised the level of security after the worst school-related violence that has happened in this area. There was a second shooter involved and that suspect is still at large. That suspect is a priority for the Las Vegas police.

Four of the injured victims were Mojave High School students. They were treated and released from University Medical Center. Two of the injured victims had to stay in the hospital. Mark Smith, who is 17 year old, was listed at stable condition after being shot in the stomach. The other victim, who is Alex Rios and is 18 years old, was listed in serious condition as of Wednesday.

The police have heard many theories on why the shooting occurred. Some say it was gang related, some say it was because of a girlfriend, and others say it was racial. The police are looking into every scenario so that they find the real reason that the shooting occurred.

Many of the students have said that they don’t feel very safe going to Mojave High School. Apparently there is quite a bit of violence that happens at the school. One student even talked about how he has been asked a few times if he wants to buy drugs within the school. The superintendent has said that they have asked for more security but they have not been complied with their requests. Another superintendent, of a different school, has said that they asked to have metal detectors put into the school but the request got buried in bureaucracy and then later got rejected by district officials because they thought that was too much.

Something needs to be done about the fear that students are feeling and the violence that is occurring. Kids need to feel safe when they go to school. So, something needs to happen to make schools more safe.

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