An 18-year-old student was shot five or six times by another student and died outside Bowie High School in Texas.
In a press conference, Arlington Police Chief Al Jones and Arlington ISD Superintendent Dr. Matt Smith said the shooting occurred near a portable outdoor building at a local public school Wednesday around 2:50 p.m. said.
The school went into lockdown just as the students were about to leave for the day.
When school information officers arrived on scene, they found an 18-year-old male student lying unresponsive on the ground with an apparent gunshot wound.
The student was immediately taken to a nearby hospital, but died on the way there.
The 17-year-old suspected shooter tried to flee the school, but police found him near campus and arrested him, police said. He will be charged with murder once he is booked into the Arlington City Jail, police said.
Families were told to reunite with their children several hours after the shooting at a district building several miles from campus.
Arlington police said they will share more information about the incident as it becomes available.
Chief Jones said the community “cannot tolerate this type of violence.”
“Our hearts are with the entire Bowie High School community tonight,” Jones said. “As a community, we cannot tolerate this type of violence. It has no place in our neighborhoods or in our schools. Violence is never the right answer. We will continue to work with our partners in Arlington ISD to , we will work to make our schools a safe space for students to learn.”
Dallas ISD expressed its condolences to the district in a statement.
“We extend our deepest condolences to Bowie High School and the Arlington ISD community,” Dallas ISD said in a statement. “We send our thoughts, prayers and heartfelt support during this difficult time.”
