Lubbock ISD Assistant Principal, Alice Jimenez, said Damien Cortez was a previous student at Hodges Elementary School.
Cortez was killed on accident by his 17-year-old brother according to Lubbock Police.
Jimenez said her school was shocked when they heard the news that it was Cortez killed.
“Damien was a gifted kid. He was a leader of other students and looked up to him. His teachers loved him were all so sad about him,” Jimenez said.
Cortez was the spelling bee champion during his fifth grade year according to Jimenez.
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