Todd R. Henry, 50, Teacher at John Tyler High School, Stabbed to Death This Morning, Juvenile Taken into Custody

Todd Henry (Jan Barton/Tylerpaper.com)

SHOCK: Todd R. Henry, a teacher at John Tyler High School in Tyler, Texas, has been stabbed to death. Tyler police spokesman Officer Don Martin said a juvenile was detained following this morning’s attack.

Henry, 50, was described by his brother Jody Henry, as “accomplished and respected guitarist.” Todd Henry was a music therapist who worked with special needs students.

Officials told the Tyler Morning Telegraph that Henry was stabbed with a knife in the neck and shoulder area. The newspaper further added that emergency radio traffic monitored at the Tyler Morning Telegraph newsroom indicated that a fight escalated to the point that TISD police had to call for backup from Tyler Police. No matter how you look at this, it was a tragedy of untold proportions. What is happening to some of our young people?

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