Police: 18-year-old student who fled after Dallas-area school shooting has been taken into custody
UPDATE: ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Police: 18-year-old student who fled after Dallas-area school shooting has been taken into custody
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UPDATE: ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Police: Four people injured in high school shooting in Arlington, Texas; shooter fled and is being sought.
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
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A Dallas-area school district says law enforcement is responding to reports of an “active shooter situation” at a high school.
The Mansfield Independent School District says Timberview High School was on lockdown Wednesday morning.
The school is in Arlington, which is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. The district said in a statement that students and staff were locked in the classrooms or offices.
We are on scene at a shooting at Timberview High School. We are doing a methodical search and working closely with @ATFHQ @mansfieldisd Police, @MansfieldPDTX @GrandPrairiePD and other agencies. We will be announcing a parent staging location soon once the location is identified pic.twitter.com/R08TuHPMHh
— Arlington Police, TX (@ArlingtonPD) October 6, 2021
An Arlington Police Department spokeswoman said officers responded to a shooting at the school, but she couldn’t confirm whether there were any injuries.
All Parents –@mansfieldisd is setting up a parent reunification point at the Center for Performing Arts located at 1110 W. Debbie. Officers will be at that scene. Students will eventually be bused to that location after the school is completely secured. pic.twitter.com/gmv8UJBXDk
— Arlington Police, TX (@ArlingtonPD) October 6, 2021
The reports come just days after a shooting at a Houston charter school that injured an administrator.
