ARLINGTON: An 18-year-old opened fire inside a Dallas-area high school, leaving four people injured before fleeing, authorities said Wednesday.
The shooting happened at Timberview High School in Arlington, which is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.
Authorities said at a news conference that the shooting happened after a fight broke out in the school.
Police were searching for the suspected shooter, whom they identified as Timothy George Simpkins. They said he might be driving a 2018 Silver Dodge Charger with license plate PFY-6260.
Arlington Assistant Police Chief Kevin Kolbye said two of the four injured people were shot. Three of the four were taken to hospitals and the other person refused treatment.
The Mansfield Independent School District said in a news release that Timberview High School was on lockdown Wednesday morning.
The police department said on Twitter that officers were doing a “methodical search” and were working closely with other law enforcement agencies.
A reunification center was set up for students and their families, police said.
The district said that students and staff were locked in the classrooms or offices.
Timberview serves about 1,900 students in ninth through 12th grades. The sprawling complex opened in 2004.
The report came just days after a shooting at a Houston charter school that injured an administrator. Texas’ deadliest school shooting occurred in May of 2018 when a then-17-year-old armed with a shotgun and a pistol opened fire at Santa Fe High School near Houston, killing 10 people, most of whom were students.
The shooting happened at Timberview High School in Arlington, which is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.
Authorities said at a news conference that the shooting happened after a fight broke out in the school.
Police were searching for the suspected shooter, whom they identified as Timothy George Simpkins. They said he might be driving a 2018 Silver Dodge Charger with license plate PFY-6260.
Arlington Assistant Police Chief Kevin Kolbye said two of the four injured people were shot. Three of the four were taken to hospitals and the other person refused treatment.
The Mansfield Independent School District said in a news release that Timberview High School was on lockdown Wednesday morning.
The police department said on Twitter that officers were doing a “methodical search” and were working closely with other law enforcement agencies.
A reunification center was set up for students and their families, police said.
The district said that students and staff were locked in the classrooms or offices.
Timberview serves about 1,900 students in ninth through 12th grades. The sprawling complex opened in 2004.
The report came just days after a shooting at a Houston charter school that injured an administrator. Texas’ deadliest school shooting occurred in May of 2018 when a then-17-year-old armed with a shotgun and a pistol opened fire at Santa Fe High School near Houston, killing 10 people, most of whom were students.
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