Texas shooting: The suspected shooter was taken into custody, police said. (Representative)
Texas:
One student was killed and another was wounded Monday in a shooting outside a high school in Arlington, Texas, police said.
According to Arlington police, they responded to Lamar High School just before 7 a.m. after reports of shots fired just outside the school building. Officers found a male student with an apparent gunshot wound; Arlington police said he was taken to a hospital but later died.
Police said a girl student received bullet injuries.
Police spokesman Tim Sisco said: “The school day starts at 7:35am, so not all students had arrived by the time of the shooting.
Police said the suspected shooter has been taken into custody. “Since the suspect is a juvenile, the department is unable to release his name. He has been charged with one count of capital murder and is currently being held at the Tarrant County Juvenile Detention Center. Additional charges are the result of an ongoing investigation.” pending for.” police said in a news release Monday afternoon, CNN reported.
“The suspect never entered the school building and fled the campus shortly after the shots were fired. The motive for the shooting is unclear,” the release said.
School district spokeswoman Anita Foster said Lamar High School closed after the shooting and students and staff were dismissed for the day.
Arlington is a city between Dallas and Fort Worth with a population of just under 400,000.
Recently, two people were killed and six others were injured after a shooting at a house party in Douglas County, Georgia, where more than 100 teens gathered, CNN reported, citing local police.
Officials said the shooting resulted from a confrontation at a house party.
Immediately after the shooting, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) asked the public to share information about the assailant because details about the incident are “very limited,” the agency said in a news release.
According to local US television station CNN affiliate WXIA in Atlanta, injured people were seen in neighboring yards after the shooting.
The home owner told WXIA that he hosted a Sweet 16 party for his daughter and they decided to end the party at 10:00 p.m., claiming that some of the attendees were smoking marijuana .
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