Students at Texas schools said they are plagued by two shootings a year. Just as officers revealed that Tuesday’s gunman was able to slip through unsecured doors before firing at fellow students.
The 17-year-old suspect is facing mass shooting charges of attack after injuring four teens after the latest violence at Wilmer Hutchins High School in Dallas on Tuesday, police said.
The rampage, which was allegedly caused by the dice game, unfolded almost a year until the day a student was injured in a classroom shooting at school.
“To be honest, it was very traumatic and it was the second time that it happened,” said junior Delijah Martin. He told KLTVadded that she is among those who are afraid of her coming back.
“They told me, ‘Get off, turn off the lights,’ my teacher locked the door, did all the steps they should have done, and we just sat there. ”
Her mom, Tamika Martin, said she’s tired of the second shooting.
“To be honest, I’m even afraid that my daughter will return to that school because she doesn’t feel safe there,” Martin said.
According to the arrest warrant, the suspect in the latest incident was photographed with surveillance cameras bypassing the metal detector after being put into the building on Tuesday afternoon.
He is said to have walked the hall and fired a group of students afterwards.
Four students, ages 15 to 18, were injured in the shooting and were taken to hospital, officers said. The two were discharged as of Wednesday, while the other two remained hospitalized, but were expected to recover.
Christina Smith, the police chief for the Dallas Independent School District, claimed during a press conference that the firearms did not come to school during “normal ingestion times.”
Students then said that the school’s metal detectors were working and a clear bag policy was in place.
It was not immediately clear whether these policies were enacted in the wake of last year’s shootings rolled out on April 12th.
Maxie Johnson, the trustee of the Dallas Independent School District, told a local outlet that he held City Hall in the wake of the initial incident to deal with gun violence.
“As a father who lost his son to pointless gun violence, I understand what his parents are going through,” he said. “Tension. Anxiety.”
“We will continue to stand together, defend more resources and defend our children to ensure they are safe,” he added.
