WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A 14-year-old boy is dead, and his mother is injured after she was shot by SWAT officers. Police say they believe the boy was “shot and killed by his mother.”
The Northwest High School community is dealing with the shocking loss. Claude Hodges was a freshman at Northwest. District representatives say many kids in the high school had grown up with Hodges as he had attended Wichita Public Schools since he was in elementary school.
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Claude Hodges (Courtesy Hodges family) -
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Claude Hodges (Courtesy Hodges family)
A specialist with Wichita’s School Counselors Program says she spent the day at the high school consoling kids. She says they all say Hodges was kind, fun, liked everyone, and had a big personality and incredible smile.
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WPS School Counselors Program Specialist Stephanie Anderson says one classmate remembered Hodges’ kindness at a third-grade class party when the student left a treat behind.