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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Susan Montoya Bryan

New Mexico teen pleads no contest in fatal school shooting

ASSOCIATED PRESS

A 14-year-old New Mexico boy accused of shooting and killing a classmate in 2021 has pleaded no contest to a charge of second-degree murder, prosecutors said Thursday.

The boy will remain in state custody until he’s 21, the maximum sentence allowed for a child under New Mexico law. The Associated Press does not generally identify juvenile crime suspects.

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