May 18, 2020

Elementary school teacher jailed for deadly Wyoming shooting

Posted May 18, 2020 5:59 PM

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (KGAB-AM) — A man is dead and an elementary school teacher in jail after a shooting in Wyoming’s capital city.

Laramie County sheriff’s officials say they arrested 33-year-old Danell Moyte for the death of 39-year-old Christopher Garcia.

Deputies arrived at a home in Cheyenne around 2 a.m. Saturday to find Garcia with a 9-millimeter gunshot wound.

KGAB radio reports Garcia died at a hospital.

Moyte faces a charge of second-degree homicide and remains jailed.

She has no attorney on record to comment on her behalf.

A school district statement identifies Moyte as a local elementary school teacher who has been suspended with pay.