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Update: Accidental shooting at Las Américas ASPIRA High School

On April 10, 2025, at 7:02 a.m., an accidental shooting occurred at ASPIRA Charter High School in Newark.
A 41-year-old school bus driver and Culture & Climate Team member unintentionally discharged a concealed firearm.
The incident happened in a school hallway with children and staff present, but no one else was hurt.
The staff member sustained a gunshot wound to the leg; the school stated, "We want to reassure you that all students are safe."
Police are investigating; the school closed for the day, directing parents to Ogletown Baptist Church for reunification.

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State Police Investigating Shooting Incident at ASPIRA Charter High School in Newark - Hoy en Delaware

Source: DSP The Delaware State Police are investigating an accidental shooting that occurred this morning at ASPIRA Charter High School in Newark, leaving one man injured. On April 10, 2025, at approximately 7:02 a.m., troopers responded to a report of a shooting at ASPIRA Charter High School, located at 750 Otts Chapel Road, Newark. Upon arriving, troopers discovered that a 41-year-old man, who was a school bus driver and member of the Culture …

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Update: Accidental shooting at Las Américas ASPIRA High School

Delaware State troopers, and Newark Police, flooded the Las Américas ASPIRA Charter High School on Otts Chapel Road Thursday morning, April 10, 2025 as the result of an accidental shooting.

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Update On Shooting At ASPIRA HS

Newark, DE – Emergency personnel responded to ASPIRA Academy’s West Campus at approximately 7:05 Thursday morning following reports of a shooting incident at the school located at 750 Otts Chapel Road in Newark. According to initial reports, the incident involved an accidental discharge of a firearm and there is no active threat to students or staff. In an email sent to parents, the school confirmed that a staff member sustained a gunshot wound.…

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Delaware School Employee Shoots Self in the Leg

It was early Thursday morning at Aspira High School in Newark, Delaware, when a man’s gun went off inside a hallway filled with students and staff. He wasn’t an intruder. He wasn’t a student. He was a school employee. A bus driver. The very person kids are supposed to trust. The gun was hidden in…

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Shock at Newark Charter School: Employee Injured in Accidental Hallway Shooting

NEWARK, DE — Delaware State Police are investigating an accidental shooting that left a school bus driver injured Thursday morning at ASPIRA Charter High School. The incident occurred on April 10, 2025, at approximately 7:02 a.m., inside the school located at 750 Otts Chapel Road. Authorities report that a 41-year-old male employee, who also served on the school’s Culture & Climate Team, suffered a gunshot wound to his leg after his concealed fi…

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State Police Investigating Shooting Incident at ASPIRA Charter High School in Newark - Delaware State Police - State of Delaware

The Delaware State Police are investigating an accidental shooting that occurred this morning at ASPIRA Charter High School in Newark, leaving one man injured. On April 10, 2025, at approximately […]

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