World / Benghazi American Teacher Killed While Jogging in Benghazi US citizen was near US consulate By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff Posted Dec 5, 2013 7:47 AM CST Copied File photo. Libyan security forces stands guard in Benghazi, Libya, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon) An American teacher has been killed in Libya, medical and security sources tell Reuters. The US citizen, a man from Texas, was working as a chemistry teacher at an international school in Benghazi, and the AP reports he was shot while jogging near the US consulate. No one has yet claimed responsibility. The former principal of the school and current head of the International School of Benghazi's board of governors confirms the report to NBC News. (More Benghazi stories.) Get breaking news in your inbox. What you need to know, as soon as we know it. Sign up Report an error