December 13, 201114 yr http://www.themonitor.com/articles/edinbur...l-shooting.html EDINBURG — Three deer hunters are in custody after a pair of gunshots injured two male students playing basketball at Harwell Middle School late Monday afternoon. Investigators detained the men after the teenage boys trying out for the school basketball team were hit by the gunshots outside on the northwest quadrant of the campus. One of the victims, a 14-year-old boy, is in critical condition and was rushed into surgery at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen. The boy was hit in right side toward the upper side of his torso. A bullet was lodged in one of his organs, Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Treviño said. The other student, a 13-year-old boy, was taken to McAllen Medical Center. He is believed to be in stable condition after he underwent surgery for a gunshot wound near his right armpit. Authorities have not released the boys' identities. The shots came from a field west of the school about 4:45 p.m. Monday as the students tried out for the school basketball team outside on the campus' northwest side. One student was hit while shooting a layup. The other was sitting on the curb, awaiting his turn. Immediately afterward, a DPS helicopter helped find one man north of the campus with a .223-caliber semiautomatic rifle, Treviño said. He was taken into custody and being questioned. Two other hunters on the nearby ranch toting .30-caliber rifles were taken into custody, as well. “This is a major crime,” the sheriff said. Deputies have not determined whether the gunshots came from any of the three mens' rifles. Treviño said criminal charges would be filed if investigators believe any of the hunters fired toward the school intentionally, recklessly or in negligence. I can't begin to say how much this is affecting me. I live in Edinburg.
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