Man in 50s shot by EPISD officer at Franklin High; classes canceled for Aug. 22

A man in his 50s was fatally shot by an EPISD police officer at Franklin High School, resulting in classes being canceled at the West El Paso campus, district officials said.

The shooting happened before 6 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, when El Paso Independent School District Police Department officers responded to a report of an incident on the perimeter of the high school, EPISD Police Department Chief Manuel Chavira said at a news conference. The shooting is an isolated incident and no students are in danger, he added.

No further information on the incident has been released. The shooting is under investigation by the El Paso Police Department and Texas Rangers. An EPISD administrative investigation also is being conducted.

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The only students on campus were cross-country athletes, but they were not near the area of the shooting, Chavira said. The students were placed in lockdown and were safe the entire time.

Classes at Franklin High have been canceled for Thursday, Aug. 22, EPISD officials said. The high school is expected to reopen for classes Friday. All other EPISD schools remain open Thursday, and classes are taking place as scheduled.

Before classes had been scheduled to start on Thursday, a body covered by a white sheet could be seen behind red crime-scene tape on gravel landscaping outside the school located at 900 N. Resler Drive, according to news photos from Channel 14-KFOX.

Franklin-Canutillo football scrimmage games moved

The football scrimmage games between Franklin and Canutillo High School were moved to Friday night because of the shooting, Canutillo Independent School District officials said.

The games at Canutillo High School will start with the freshman scrimmage at 5 p.m., the JV game will follow at 6 p.m. and the varsity game will start at 7 p.m., officials said.

This story is developing. Check back for updates.

This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: Franklin High classes canceled amid death investigation: EPISD