Danvers, MA schools closed after teacher murdered

[Little Star]

DANVERS (WHDH) -- A 14-year-old student is in custody after a teacher was found murdered at Danvers High Schools.

Danvers Public Schools were closed Wednesday. The Essex District Attorney’s office said it was due to an ongoing homicide investigation.

http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/10012021939187/danvers-schools-closed-after-teacher-murdered/

This news is just breaking.

[LWolf]

1. Another?

It's been a dangerous week, to say the least, for my colleagues.

[B2G]

10. The student in question just transferred there from Tennesee

He's a freshman at the school. His name and picture is all over the internet as a missing person report was filed on him him yesterday when he didn't return home from school.

He was on the high school soccer team, seemed to be very popular. The students are in shock.

[LWolf]

14. Everybody is in shock.

[FarCenter]

2. UPDATE: Danvers teacher killed, 14-year-old student charged with murder

Danvers — A teenager is accused in the death of a female teacher whose body was found behind Danvers High School overnight.

The body of Colleen Ritzer, 24, was found in the woods behind the school, Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said. Ritzer, of Andover, taught math at the school.

A 14-year-old boy, who was reported missing Tuesday night, is accused of killing the teacher at the high school. He will be charged arrainged in Salem juvenile court today and charged with first degree murder, according to the DA.

Ritzer's body was found after she was reported missing and blood was discovered in a second-floor bathroom of the school at about 11:20 last night.

Subsequently body was found in the woods behind Danvers High School.

Read more: http://www.wickedlocal.com/danvers/news/x529842951/DA-investigation-closes-Danvers-schools

[Little Star]

3. Jesus! She was only 24 years old.....

What the hell could she have done to make this 14 year old want to murder her?

[FarCenter]

4. WCVB's story has her picture.

http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/boston-north/schools-closed-in-danvers-amid-da-investigation/-/11984708/22580560/-/eg8x0s/-/index.html

[Little Star]

5. Damn. I feel bad for her family.

[Marrah_G]

6. OMG

My guy used to coach there.

[Little Star]

7. Do you think he may have known her or the kid who murdered her?...

edit: I originally said shot but that may or may not be correct.

[Marrah_G]

8. Probably not.

It was 3 and 4 seasons ago and the teacher is very young. Crazy- she was so young.

[FarCenter]

9. She was in her second year teaching at the school

Slain Danvers teacher Colleen Ritzer called 'respected and loved'

Read more: http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/boston-north/slain-danvers-teacher-colleen-ritzer-called-respected-and-loved/-/11984708/22583176/-/5n1231z/-/index.html

Philip Chism, the 14-year-old student, accused of killing her in a second-floor bathroom and then dragging her body into the woods.

[Little Star]

11. She was stabbed to death....

Last edited Wed Oct 23, 2013, 02:50 PM - Edit history (1)

more here: http://abcnews.go.com/US/massachusetts-teen-charged-murder-high-school-teacher/story?id=20656240

edit: assailant was from TN not teacher.

[FarCenter]

12. Philip Chism, the assailant, had recently moved from Tennessee

http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2013/10/23/classes-danvers-high-canceled-due-homicide-investigation/G3GWNm9Pp72AGlOaCoORdJ/story.html

The evidence indicated that Chism “assaulted and subsequently murdered Colleen Ritzer and disposed of her body near the high school grounds.”

The report also said corroborating evidence was found at “multiple scenes at the Danvers High School and surrounding wooded area.”

Police said the investigation was launched after both Ritzer and Chism were reported missing. The report also said, “Ritzer and the juvenile are known to each other from the school.”

Danvers police issued a tweet at 9:25 p.m. Tuesday, saying they were looking for Chism. Chism had recently relocated to Danvers from Tennessee, police said on their Facebook page. The posting said that he had last been seen at the Hollywood Hits theater on Endicott Street around 6:30 p.m. Police tweeted at 7:16 a.m. today that Chism had been found safe.

[Little Star]

13. Thanks! Just edited my post.