{"id":227682,"date":"2026-03-30T23:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/227682\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T23:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:14:08","slug":"texas-student-killed-himself-after-shooting-teacher-at-top-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/227682\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas student killed himself after shooting teacher at top high school"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The student who <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/30\/us-news\/texas-student-15-dead-after-hospitalizing-teacher-in-shooting-at-prestigious-high-school\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">shot his teacher at a prestigious Texas high school<\/a> Monday morning killed himself, authorities announced.<\/p>\n<p>The 15-year-old boy shot a female teacher at Hill Country College Preparatory High School in in Comal County before turning the gun on himself, county sheriff Mark Reynolds said at an afternoon news conference.<\/p>\n<p>Officials had initially announced that the student had died following the gunfire, but did not say how.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38942822\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP_Teacher_Shot_Texas_43481-dc8a2-0.jpg\" alt=\"This image taken from video provided by KSAT shows parents waiting in line outside Bulverde Middle School to be reunited with their children after a teacher was shot by a student at Hill Country College Preparatory High School, Monday, March 30, 2026, in Bulverde, Texas.\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-38942822\"  \/>This image taken from video provided by KSAT shows parents waiting in line outside Bulverde Middle School to be reunited with their children after a teacher was shot by a student at Hill Country College Preparatory High School, Monday, March 30, 2026, in Bulverde, Texas.\u00a0 AP<\/p>\n<p>The teacher was rushed to the hospital after being shot by the unidentified student, but Reynolds did not reveal her condition.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators are still working to determine the relationship between the young shooter and the educator, he said at the conference <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2026\/03\/30\/shooting-reported-at-hill-country-preparatory-college-high-school-in-comal-isd-comal-county-sheriffs-office-says\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">broadcast by KSAT<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re trying to collect as much information as we can from witnesses,\u201d Reynolds said.<\/p>\n<p>One student reported hearing five shots from somewhere in the building as teachers ushered kids inside classrooms, KSAT reported.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38942821\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP_Teacher_Shot_Texas_8927_-b14ca-0.jpg\" alt=\"This image taken from video provided by KSAT shows first responders outside after a student shot a teacher at Hill Country College Preparatory High School, Monday, March 30, 2026, in Bulverde, Texas.\" class=\"wp-image-38942821\"  \/>This image taken from video provided by KSAT shows first responders outside after a student shot a teacher at Hill Country College Preparatory High School, Monday, March 30, 2026, in Bulverde, Texas. AP<\/p>\n<p>The school was evacuated and all other staff and students are safe, the Comal County Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a separate statement.<\/p>\n<p>Hill Country College Preparatory \u2014 a public school-of-choice with fewer than 200 students in the town of Bulverde, near San Antonio \u2014 has spent the day updating parents and guardians with updates and reunification protocols on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>Students were ushered to a nearby middle school complex, and parents and guardians were required to show valid photo IDs to pick up their kids, the school said.<\/p>\n<p>The school is nestled in a rural suburb with only around 6,000 residents, but it draws applicants from throughout Comal County for a STEM program that allows students to graduate with an associate\u2019s degree.<\/p>\n<p>This is a breaking story. 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