UPDATED: 6/6/18 7:07AM
Italy, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A 16-year-old boy accused of shooting a female classmate in their North Texas high school cafeteria will stand trial as an adult.
Chad Anthony Padilla is charged with aggravated assault in the January 22 shooting of a 15-year old female classmate.
An investigator testified at a court hearing Tuesdasy that the victime said she had hugged Padilla, asked him to sit, and told him he appeared angry.
She said that’s when he drew back, told her “Sorry it had to end this way,” and shot her repeatedly.
Our Scott Sidway covered the proceedings in a Waxahachie courtroom Tuesday:
Some notes I’m taking from the #ItalyHighSchool shooting court appearance today. Investigator from Ellis Co Sheriff Office tells chilling details on witness stand. Paints picture of a shooter with a checkered past. @WBAP247NEWS @570KLIF pic.twitter.com/H0XuqmYhGB
— Scott Sidway (@ScottyWK) June 5, 2018
Original post: 6/5/18
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The teenager accused of shooting and seriously injuring a student at Italy High School earlier this year made his first court appearance today. The Ellis County teen is accused of opening fire in a school cafeteria with a semi-automatic handgun.
The suspect, who is not named because he is a juvenile, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Witnesses painted a picture of a respectful, but temperamental boy in the first court appearance, in months, for the alleged Italy High School shooter.
An investigator with the Ellis County Sheriffs Office told the court the shooter had previous instances of violence, including slapping a student and stabbing a family dog to death. The psychiatrist who evaluated him says he had an above average support system from both family and school, and that he did not have frequent outbursts, but the outbursts were significant when they happened.
An investigator who testified says the shooter left notes for his parents apologizing for what he was about to do before reportedly shooting a girl multiple times in the school cafeteria in January. He also pointed out several incidents from his past, including once when he stabbed and killed a family dog.
The boy is charged with two counts of aggravated assault after shooting a girl he was interested in four times, and shooting at another boy, barely missing his head.
(Copyright2018 WBAP/KLIF News. All Rights Reserved.)
