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An 18-year-old student is dormant aft being changeable 5 to six times by different student extracurricular Bowie High School successful Texas.
In a property conference, Arlington Police Chief Al Jones and Arlington ISD Superintendent Dr. Matt Smith said that nan shooting happened astatine nan section nationalist schoolhouse astir 2:50 p.m. Wednesday adjacent a portable building outside.
The schoolhouse was placed connected lockdown conscionable arsenic students were astir to beryllium fto retired for nan day.
When School Resource Officers arrived astatine nan scene, they recovered nan 18-year-old antheral student lying unresponsive connected nan crushed pinch evident gunshot wounds.
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On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, astatine astir 2:50 p.m., nan Arlington Police Department received reports of shots fired adjacent a portable building connected campus. (Bowie High School )
Authorities arrived astatine nan segment of Bowie High School connected 2:50 p.m. connected Wednesday. (FOX 4)
The student was instantly taken to a adjacent hospital, but died while astatine nan hospital.
Officers opportunity nan 17-year-old suspected shooter tried to tally distant from nan school, but constabulary recovered him adjacent nan field and arrested him. He will beryllium charged pinch execution erstwhile he is booked into Arlington City Jail, constabulary said.
School Resource Officers arrived astatine nan schoolhouse to find nan 18-year-old student shot. (FOX 4)
Families were told to reunite pinch their kids astatine a territory building miles distant from nan field hours aft nan shooting occurred.
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Arlington constabulary said they will stock much accusation astir nan incident erstwhile it becomes available.
The Arlington Police Department Police Chief Al Jones said that nan Texas organization "cannot tolerate this benignant of violence." (Arlington Police Department )
Chief Jones said nan organization "cannot tolerate this kind of violence."
"Our hearts are pinch nan full Bowie High School organization tonight," Jones said. "We, arsenic a community, cannot tolerate this benignant of violence. Not successful our neighborhoods and not successful our schools. Violence is ne'er nan correct answer. We will proceed to activity successful lockstep pinch our partners astatine Arlington ISD to guarantee our schools are safe spaces wherever students tin learn."
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In a statement, Dallas ISD shared their condolences pinch nan schoolhouse district.
"Our deepest condolences to Bowie High School and nan Arlington ISD community," Dallas ISD said. "Sending thoughts, prayers, and heartfelt support during this difficult time."
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