Arlington One kid was murdered and another was wounded in a shooting atLamar High School in Arlington.
A suspect has been apprehended. The alleged shooter has been apprehended.
ARLINGTON, TX – During a shooting at Lamar High School in Arlington, one student was murdered and another was injured. The culprit has been apprehended.
It occurred at 6:55 a.m. Monday along the border of one of the parking lots, according to Arlington police.
At least one male student was shot, while another female student was injured on the face by shrapnel.
The shot male student was transported to the hospital by ambulance, while the girl was carried to the hospital by an adult guy nearby.
The male pupil died as a result of his injuries.
After the lockdown at ArlingtonLamar High School, parents were reunited with their children.
When a gunshot before class placed Arlington Lamar High School on lockdown, parents came to reconnect with their children. One person was murdered and another was wounded in the shooting in the school parking lot.
The injuries sustained by the female are not life-threatening.
"We prepare for instances like these, but we can't prepare for the emotion," Arlington ISD Administrator Dr. Marcelo Cavazos said. "We are devastated."
Authorities think it was a targeted attack and that the perpetrator did not intend to kill youngsters inside the school.
The motivation for the shooting is unknown at this time, according to authorities.
The culprit, a juvenile guy, was apprehended and will face capital murder charges. Additional charges are also being considered.
A kid was killed and another was wounded in a shooting at Arlington Lamar High School.
Arlington police confirmed the death of a kid who was shot in the parking lot at Arlington Lamar High School. Shrapnel struck the other student. The culprit in the shooting has been apprehended.
Officers seized a gun, but are not revealing what kind of firearm was discovered at this time.
Arlington Lamar HS kids under the age of 17 are all participating. Authorities will not provide any other information on the perpetrator or the victims.
According to Arlington police, the suspect did not enter the school.
"Witnesses were able to phone 9-1-1 dispatch with a fair description of the gunman," said Al Jones, chief of the Arlington Police Department. "Officers responding to the scene discovered a person who matched that description. Without incident, the cops encircled the person and brought him into custody."
School doesn't start until 7:35 a.m. and was closed at the time of the incident. Not all of the pupils had come.
During a shooting at Lamar High School in Arlington, one student was murdered and another was injured. The culprit has been apprehended.
According to police, it does not seem that the gunman planned to target additional pupils inside the school, but the motivation remains unknown at this moment.
"We retrieved a weapon that we think was used in this morning's shooting," Jones added. "I just want to make one thing clear: the shooter never entered the school building and fled the scene soon after the bullets were fired."
School resource police were not supposed to be at the school until 7 a.m., but they did so within minutes.
"We will continue to work in tandem with the district to make schools a safe environment for children to study," Jones added.
Arlington police advised gun owners during a press conference to lock their firearms in areas where children cannot get them.
According to the father of a kid who observed the shooting, the gunshot victim is in the 11th grade. The district or the police have not verified this.
We don't know whether the shooter and the victims knew one other, and authorities haven't revealed a motive.
Extra security measures will be in place when students return to school on Wednesday.
Parents who go to campus will be unable to pick up their children. Still, several anxious parents turned up.
"I received a text from the school this morning indicating the school was on lockdown," said Normecha Stiger, a parent of an Arlington Lamar 9th-grade student. "I just left work to come here because my kid is in there, and not knowing what's going on is scary."
Normecha Stiger, a mom at Arlington Lamar High School, came to the school to pick up her freshman daughter.
Students from Arlington Lamar were transported to the district's athletic complex and reunited with their parents around 11 a.m.
A large queue of parents formed to see their children again.
Audrea Thomas was irritated by the long wait to see her kid.
"My kid was standing very near to one of the people that was shot," she said. "My kid is weeping on the phone with me. They wouldn't allow me near him. I've been attempting to contact him since 7 a.m. this morning. It's presently 12:30 p.m."
Thomas was eventually able to reach her son.
Parents are hugging their children a bit tighter after they experienced a lesson that was not in their textbooks.
Arlington ISD's first day back after spring break was scheduled to be Monday.
Arlington Lamar will be closed on Tuesday. Counselors will be on campus for any kids who need assistance when they return on Wednesday.