This Is The 14-Year-Old Student Who Has Been Charged With Murdering A Teacher
The popular teacher, Colleen Ritzer, was reportedly beaten to death then dragged into the woods near the school. Police found blood in a second-floor bathroom in the school.
All public schools in Danvers were closed on Wednesday.
Chism, a 14-year-old who played on the school's junior varsity soccer team, was initially reported missing Tuesday when he didn't come home from school. Danvers Police said he was last seen at a movie theater at 6:30 p.m. Classmates launched a search for Chism and used the hashtag #FindPhilipChism to bring awareness on Twitter.
Chism and his family had recently moved to Danvers from Tennessee, according to police.
Later that night, Ritzer was reported missing when she hadn't returned home from work and wasn't answering her phone.
Police aren't seeking any other suspects in Ritzer's death, and they won't say what Chism's relationship to her was.