4 injured in Texas school shooting, suspect arrested & 'all clear' given by police
Four people were injured after a shooting at Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas. Police gave the 'all clear' two hours after the incident was first reported and later took the suspect into custody "without incident."
Nearby schools were placed on lockdown during the Wednesday morning chaos and the Arlington Police Department confirmed four victims were injured and sent to hospital. Police began a search for suspect Timothy George Simpkins, who fled the school and was described as "armed and dangerous."
The police department later confirmed the 18-year old had been taken into custody "without incident" and was charged with "multiple counts of Aggravated Assault with a gun."
We are looking for a shooting suspect in today’s incident at @mansfieldisd Timberview School. Please call 911 if you know the whereabouts of 18-year old Timothy George Simpkins who may be driving a 2018 Silver Dodge Charger with license plate PFY-6260. pic.twitter.com/npaNVBDXRp
— Arlington Police, TX (@ArlingtonPD) October 6, 2021
Police said the shooting may have been sparked by a fight that broke out in a classroom before a student opened fire.
Kevin Kolbye, the assistant chief of Arlington Police said he had "high confidence" that Simpkins was the only shooter.
Parents were directed to a reunification point at the nearby Center for Performing Arts, though local media reports initially indicated that some students and staff remained locked in their classrooms and offices.
My daughter just texted me that there was a school school shooting at Timberview H.S. In Mansfield ISD in Arlington, TX. She sent this video that’s out. Her nearby school is on lockdown also, and we hear police sirens rushing in. Police confirm there is an active shooter. Praying pic.twitter.com/m90QzZUfTz
— Nerissa Knight (@nerissaknight) October 6, 2021
Per NBC DFW shooting at Timberview and multiple victims shot and taken to local hospitals. 🚨 PARENTS advised to go to Student Nutrition Center on Webb. MISD trying to get buses to campus to transport students to nutrition center pic.twitter.com/jIHHQ1UNrX
— Brian Gosset (@Gosset41) October 6, 2021
A line of buses formed outside the school ready to transport students to meet their parents at the reunification point.
Police said most students were safely evacuated from the school.
Several school buses are outside Timberview High School. Parents on the scene said they are waiting for their students to be transported to the reunification center @NBCDFWhttps://t.co/g8qOtbp78Rpic.twitter.com/CEwcNLV8S6
— Lili Zheng (@LiliNBC5) October 6, 2021
The Timberview shooting was reported shortly after a false alarm at nearby Washington Liberty High School, where an anonymous caller phoned in to warn there was an active shooter in the building.
While no evidence of a threat was found following the call, classes were nevertheless canceled as a safety precaution.
Wednesday’s shooting also came just a few days after a shooting at a Texas charter school in which the campus principal was injured. The shooter in that case was a 25-year-old former student, who quickly surrendered to police after firing his weapon.
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