Assistant principal at California middle school dies by suicide at school

Police say Moises Plascencia took his own life in a private staff area of Kraemer Middle School in Placentia, Calif.
March 15, 2022

An assistant principal at a middle school in Placentia, Calif. has died by suicide at the school. 

Police say Moises Plascencia took his own life Monday morning in a private staff area of Kraemer Middle School, reports KTLA News

Around 9 a.m., officers responded to reports that an employee who had shot himself in a locked staff bathroom in the school administration area of the front office, the Placentia Police Department said in a news release. 

Plascencia was found by the school principal.

Police say staff members and students were not present and there were no witnesses.

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