No word what happened, PD only saying “an incident outside the school.” /VPn37vgo5W- Keenan Willard April 24, 2024Īndrew Oliveros, a former Bowie student, told NBC 5's Vince Sims that his sister was inside the building when the shooting took place but was thankfully far away from the gunfire. Nervous parents showing up outside Bowie High School in Arlington, which is still on lockdown.Īdministrators telling them students are still sheltering in place and can’t be released yet. Until a friend sent him a text message confirming there were shots fired and there were screams that's when I could tell he was terrified.' His text was, 'Oh mom, we're on lockdown,' because this is what they do all the time. But he knows what to do like this is a common practice and that's a problem. 'He's afraid, even though this is routine, he is afraid. In tears, Desiree Mondy told NBC 5's Keenan Willard her son, who is a junior at the school, texted her saying students heard multiple gunshots and screaming outside the building. I don't even know if it was a boy or a girl who got shot … I don't know if they made it, but I hope they did. 'When I get a text like that … and I can't get into the school … I'm a vet, I want to get there and make sure everybody's squared away but they've got our hands tied with what we can do,' said parent Terry Brown. Other anxious parents outside the district's aquatic center said all they could do was wait for their children to be bussed from the school. I've never been involved in something like this and I just want my child.'Īrlington police investigate an incident outside Bowie High School on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. I don't know how we proceed from this point. My daughter knows the girl who was involved. My daughter knows the child who did the shooting. 'My daughter knows the child who was shot. I've been trying to find my child and still have not been able to get her,' Sims said. 'I got a call from my daughter, she told me there had been a shooting at the school. She said she first went to the school and then drove around the neighborhood before being redirected to the reunification center where she spoke with NBC 5's Candace Sweat. Sims said her son left campus before noon and that her daughter was still in the building when the shooting took place. About an hour later, the district said they will reunite students and families at 1001 E Division Street, at the AISD Athletics and Aquatics Center, and that parents will need to provide ID.Įrica Sims is the parent of two students at Bowie High School, a son who is a senior and a daughter who is a sophomore. that everyone inside the building was safe, that the school was on lockdown, and that students would not be dismissed on time. The Arlington ISD said shortly after 3 p.m. From Texas Sky Ranger, several officers were seen investigating an area near a portable building on the south side of the campus, along Highbank Drive.Īrlington police gave an update on a deadly shooting that occurred outside the Bowie High School campus. We will continue to work in lockstep with our partners at Arlington ISD to ensure our schools are safe spaces where students can learn.Īrlington Police confirmed earlier in the afternoon they were at the school investigating an incident that occurred outside the building. Not in our neighborhoods and not in our schools. “We, as a community, cannot tolerate this kind of violence. “Our hearts are with the entire Bowie High School community tonight, “ Chief of Police Al Jones said in a released statement. Investigators are also working to determine what kind of gun was used in the shooting, where the suspected shooter obtained it, and if the weapon was ever taken inside school buildings. Homicide detectives believe the suspected shooter and the victim knew each other, and they are still working to find out the motive behind the deadly incident. He was booked into Arlington City Jail and charged with murder on Wednesday night, police said.

The alleged gunman, identified as a 17-year-old male student, was taken into custody without incident sometime around 5:30 p.m. The victim, whose name has not been released, was taken to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.Īrlington Police said officers helped secure the vicinity of the campus and started searching for the suspected shooter, who was later eventually found nearby. Video obtained by NBC 5 showed police officers providing CPR to a person on the ground outside the school. Īs a result of the shooting, the campus was forced into lockdown.

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