Parents of would-be shooter: 1 dead, 1 has case pending Dale and Tamara Owen sit in court in 2019. Dean Hanson/Albuquerque Journal The man whose teenage son was charged with trying to commit a school shooting in February 2019 has died, and his widow’s case is pending. Dale Owen, charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, died Dec. 5 at age 64 after a short hospitalization, according to a notice his attorney filed with the 13th Judicial District Court. No cause of death was given. His widow, Tamara Owen, now 49, still faces the same charge, a fourth-degree felony. Joshua Owen, then 16, brought his parents’ handgun to Cleveland High School on Valentine’s Day 2019 and tried to shoot fellow students, according to Rio Rancho Police. The gun malfunctioned, and Owen ran away without hurting anyone before being arrested, according to police.