Lamar High School

The school was on lockdown Monday morning after two students were shot, police and school officials said. The alleged shooter, who police said was also a ...

"She's the one who texted me and told me what was going on, so right away, I knew that she was safe." "The fact that the kids had to respond as quickly as they did to such a tragedy and to such an urgent situation, I'm just beyond grateful and I'm beyond thankful," said Lamar Principal Andrew Hagman. The school was on lockdown Monday morning after two students were shot, police and school officials said. "Schools deserve to be a safe place for students to learn and to grow every day," Arlington ISD Superintendent Marcelo Cavazos said. The male student was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he later died. Arlington Police Chief Al Jones told reporters that video from the scene shows two unidentified students — one male one female — outside on the school steps when the shooting occurred.

Both victims as well as the suspected shooter are students at the school, authorities said. Arlington police officers responded to multiple calls that shots had ...

However, the school was locked down while officers searched and cleared the entire building, the police department said. "The shooting occurred outside the school. Police said the school building had been secured once the suspect was in custody and did not believe any active threats to the school remained after the arrest. Arlington police officers responded to multiple calls that shots had been fired outside of Lamar High School before 7 a.m. "Officers were able to locate and take that individual into custody shortly after arriving on scene." The department confirmed they arrested the suspected shooter in an

Two students were injured after a shooting on the Lamar High School campus in Arlington TX Monday before classes, and a teen suspect is in custody, ...

[4/17] Lamar High School parent Tim Allen, 50, right, speaks to Arlington Police Officers asking how he can see if his 14-year-old son is okay, outside of Lamar High School after a school shooting left two people wounded and a suspect arrested, on Monday morning, March 20, 2023 in Arlington, Texas. Marcelo Cavazos (center left) speaks during a press conference about a school shooting at Lamar High School on Monday, March 20, 2023, at Arlington ISD Athletics Center in Arlington. Escamilla said students were held in the classrooms for more than two hours before they were ushered onto school buses and taken to the Arlington ISD athletics center. She graduated from the University of Mississippi where she studied journalism and Southern studies. [6/17] Lamar High School principal Andrew Hagman (right) speaks as Arlington Police Department chief Al Jones listens during a press conference about a school shooting at Lamar High School on Monday, March 20, 2023, at Arlington ISD Athletics Center in Arlington. It came 17 months after a student allegedly opened fire at Timberview High School, about 10 miles away from Lamar. The person was being covered by her principal and a police officer, Escamilla said, but she thought maybe a student had passed out. [2/17] Arlington Police Department chief Al Jones takes a moment as he speaks during a press conference about a school shooting at Lamar High School on Monday, March 20, 2023, at Arlington ISD Athletics Center in Arlington. One boy was struck and taken in critical condition to the hospital where he later died, Arlington police Chief Al Jones said at a news conference Monday. She was taken to the hospital, with a non-life-threatening injury, Jones said. (Shafkat Anowar / Staff Photographer) School typically starts at 7:35 a.m., and not all students were on campus at the time of the gunfire, according to police.

Two students were injured in a shooting at Lamar High School in Arlington, Texas, according to a statement from local police.

“Two students were injured and are now receiving medical care.” The suspected shooter was taken into custody, according to the statement. Two students were injured in a shooting at Lamar High School in Arlington, Texas, according to a statement from local police.

The school was on lockdown Monday morning after two students were shot, police and school officials said. The alleged shooter, who police said was also a ...

“She’s the one who texted me and told me what was going on, so right away, I knew that she was safe.” “They followed our instructions, they listened to APD and our staff, and I’m thankful they are safe today.” When police arrived, he said they found the shooter and took him into custody. “This is what I would say was a very senseless act of violence.” The male student was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he later died. Arlington Police Chief Al Jones told reporters that video from the scene shows two unidentified students — one male one female — outside on the school steps when the shooting occurred.

A student is in custody and facing capital murder charges after fatally shooting another student and injuring another outside Lamar High School in Arlington ...

Classes begin at the high school at 7:35 a.m., the district said, and not all students were back on campus when the shooting occurred. He said witnesses who called 911 provided police with a description of the gunman and that he was surrounded by police a short time later and taken into custody without incident. According to police, a Lamar student was taken into custody in connection with the shooting, and a weapon believed to have been used in the shooting was recovered. That student, who is a juvenile and has not been named, is facing a capital murder charge and is being held at the Tarrant County Juvenile Detention Center. Jesse Minton, with the Arlington Police, said one of the students injured was a juvenile male who was critically wounded and was taken to an area hospital by ground ambulance. A motive for the shooting has not been confirmed by police but is part of the ongoing investigation.

When officers arrived on scene, they located a male student with an apparent gunshot wound. He was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced ...

1 student was killed and another was injured following a shooting at Lamar High School in Arlington. The suspected shooter is under arrest.

"We recovered a weapon we believe was used in the shooting this morning," Jones said. Arlington Lamar will not have school on Tuesday. That has not been confirmed by the district or by police. I’ve been trying to get to him since 7 o'clock this morning. "I just left work so I could be here because my son is in there and when you don't know what's going on it is worrisome." "We prepare for incidents like this, but it is impossible to prepare for the emotion," said Arlington ISD Superintendent Dr. They would not let me get to him. The officers surrounded the individual and took him into custody without incident." All people involved are Arlington Lamar HS students under the age of 17. Not all students had arrived on campus. School does not start until 7:35 a.m. "We are heartbroken."

Arlington police arrested another student who now faces a capital murder charge. He's a minor and therefore law enforcement officials won't publicly identify ...

The superintendent said counselors will offer support on campus when school reopens on Wednesday. The school will remain closed on Tuesday. Police said the suspected shooter never entered the building.

The shooting occurred just before 7 a.m. March 20—students' first day back from spring break.

A prayer vigil will be held in the meantime at 6:15 p.m. "I was going to go to class, and the officer said, 'You need to get into a classroom, we're on lockdown.' I was scared. A mass for victims will also be held at 6:30 p.m. He is now at the Tarrant County Juvenile Detention Center where he faces a capital murder charge. "I mean, it could have been really bad and it's the first time I've gone through this." I wanted to get out of the school."

The suspected shooter made his first appearance in court on Tuesday for a detention hearing.

The suspect fired twice at a group. Another hearing will be held in 10 days. It is not clear where the teen acquired it. Other family members were also in the audience. The same shell casings from the suspected weapon were found in the backpack, at the scene and the suspects home, according to the incident report and supplemental report provided to the judge. According to a summary provided to the judge by Arlington police, surveillance video showed a person pulling a shotgun from a backpack and aiming it at the entrance of the school and the students waiting outside.

ARLINGTON, Texas — An Arlington Independent School District student has been arrested and charged with capital murder after fatally shooting one male ...

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At a detention hearing Tuesday for the accused gunman, a judge read aloud a police report detailing the shooting.

A boy was struck and taken to the hospital in critical condition, where he later died. She was taken to the hospital with an injury that wasn’t life-threatening. Jones said additional charges are possible pending the investigation’s outcome. Another student, a girl, was grazed by a bullet, Arlington police Chief Al Jones said. Police responded to the shooting, which happened on campus outside a school building, about 6:55 a.m. According to police, two shots were fired.

Two students were shot, one killed and the other wounded, Monday morning before school started at Lamar High School in Arlington, Texas.

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A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed outside a high school in Arlington on Monday, and a hearing for the 15-year-old suspect revealed more details.