New Trial Date For Noblesville School Shooting Suspect

NOBLESVILLE, IN — An official with the Hamilton County Circuit Court announced Wednesday the new date for the trial of the teen accused of shooting a student and teacher on May 25 at Noblesville West Middle School. Originally planned for June 25 to 26, the "fact-finding hearing" as it's called in juvenile court, for the 13-year-old shooting suspect is now scheduled for 9 a.m., Sept. 10 and 11, 2018, according to Orval P. Schierholz. administrator for the courts.

The announcement that the hearing would be delayed came earlier this week.

Patch reported at the beginning of June that Hamilton County Prosecutor D. Lee Buckingham announced he filed a petition in juvenile court against the 13-year-old suspect in the shooting, in which he also released the suspect's name, David Moore.

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In a June 5 statement, Buckingham addressed why the suspect cannot be charged as an adult, though he alleges the teen "committed acts that would be felony or misdemeanor crimes if committed by an adult."

On Friday, May 25, authorities say Moore opened fire inside a classroom at NWMS, shooting seventh-grade teacher Jason Seaman and 13-year-old student Ella Whistler.

Seaman was shot three times as he threw himself into the line of fire, swatting the gun from the shooter's hand. He's since been released from the hospital, while Whistler's family says the teen faces a long road to recovery after being shot seven times.

Buckingham adds that the shooting investigation remains ongoing.

>> Read the full statement from the prosecutor

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