Authorities say the boy who opened fire in a New Mexico middle school gym warned some students away just before the attack.

Aerial view of Berrendo Middle School in Roswell, New Mexico after a shooting
Aerial view of Berrendo Middle School in Roswell, New Mexico after a shooting (@kimtobinrob via Twitter)
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State Police Chief Pete Kassetas says the attack was planned in advance. But he says it appears the boy's victims, an 11-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl, were chosen randomly.

During a Wednesday press briefing, Kassetas declined to speculate on a motive or say when charges would be filed. But he said the boy got the sawed-off shotgun from his family's home and had three rounds of ammunition.

Officials say the 11-year-old boy who was shot in the face and neck remains in critical condition at University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. The 13-year-old girl is in satisfactory condition with injuries to the right shoulder.

 

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