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WATCH: Texas authorities at home of suspected Arlington high school shooter, manhunt underway
Texas authorities on Wednesday are hunting for a teenage suspect following a shooting at an Arlington-area high school earlier this morning, as at least two wounded victims remain in surgery.
Arlington police say cell phone video obtained from a student shows that a fight broke out inside a classroom at Timberview High School early Wednesday before 18-year-old Timothy George Simpkins, who is Black, opened fire. The suspect, who police consider to be armed and dangerous, then fled the scene and is believed to be driving a 2018 Silver Dodge Charger with license plate PFY-6260.
Live footage shows that law enforcement parked SUVs outside the suspect's home on Harris Ridge Drive in Arlington and has since been maintaining a presence outside on the street for several hours.
Law enforcement says at least four people were hurt, three of which were transported to area hospitals. Arlington Mayor Jim Ross told Fox News by phone that two people were still in surgery, while the third was treated and has since been released. Authorities were processing students from the school, as parents waited about four miles away at a performing arts center. Students will eventually be bused there to reunite with family.
Under Texas law, it is illegal for the shooter to have or purchase the gun used in the shooting at Timberview High School, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said at an unrelated press conference Wednesday. Ross added that the suspect was illegally in possession of a firearm on school premises. The mayor said he was "confident law enforcement will be finding him and apprehending him."
A new Texas open carry law, which went into effect on Sept. 1, applies only to those aged 21 and older.
Arlington Police initially confirmed it was on the scene of a shooting at Timberview High School, and its officers were carrying out a "methodical search" and working closely with ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives), the Mansfield Independent School District, which has its own police department, the Mansfield Police Department, Grand Prairie Police Department and other agencies.
Investigators "believe" three victims were students, and one was older, possibly a teacher.
Fox 4 Dallas reported that multiple people had been shot.
The school district set up a parent reunification point at the Center for Performing Arts located at 1110 W. Debbie. Arlington police tweeted that officers will be at that scene, and students will eventually be bused to that location after the school is completely secured.
A spokeswoman with the Mansfield Independent School District earlier Wednesday morning confirmed to Fox News Digital by phone that there was a "police situation" at Timberview High School. She said "the school is on lockdown, students and staff are in their classrooms and offices are locked down, and no visitors are being admitted at this time," but declined to provide any additional updates at that time.
DFW Scanner, a digital news site serving North Texas, reported that multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the school around 9:30 a.m. local time, as radio calls came through about a potential shooter. The website also said a suspect might have since fled the school in a Dodge Charger.
According to the website, a Dallas Police Department’s Air-1 helicopter was overhead, as officers were inside searching the building.
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WATCH: Texas authorities at home of suspected Arlington high school shooter, manhunt underway
Texas authorities on Wednesday are hunting for a teenage suspect following a shooting at an Arlington-area high school earlier this morning, as at least two wounded victims remain in surgery.
Arlington police say cell phone video obtained from a student shows that a fight broke out inside a classroom at Timberview High School early Wednesday before 18-year-old Timothy George Simpkins, who is Black, opened fire. The suspect, who police consider to be armed and dangerous, then fled the scene and is believed to be driving a 2018 Silver Dodge Charger with license plate PFY-6260.
Live footage shows that law enforcement parked SUVs outside the suspect's home on Harris Ridge Drive in Arlington and has since been maintaining a presence outside on the street for several hours.
Law enforcement says at least four people were hurt, three of which were transported to area hospitals. Arlington Mayor Jim Ross told Fox News by phone that two people were still in surgery, while the third was treated and has since been released. Authorities were processing students from the school, as parents waited about four miles away at a performing arts center. Students will eventually be bused there to reunite with family.
Under Texas law, it is illegal for the shooter to have or purchase the gun used in the shooting at Timberview High School, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said at an unrelated press conference Wednesday. Ross added that the suspect was illegally in possession of a firearm on school premises. The mayor said he was "confident law enforcement will be finding him and apprehending him."
A new Texas open carry law, which went into effect on Sept. 1, applies only to those aged 21 and older.
Arlington Police initially confirmed it was on the scene of a shooting at Timberview High School, and its officers were carrying out a "methodical search" and working closely with ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives), the Mansfield Independent School District, which has its own police department, the Mansfield Police Department, Grand Prairie Police Department and other agencies.
Investigators "believe" three victims were students, and one was older, possibly a teacher.
Fox 4 Dallas reported that multiple people had been shot.
The school district set up a parent reunification point at the Center for Performing Arts located at 1110 W. Debbie. Arlington police tweeted that officers will be at that scene, and students will eventually be bused to that location after the school is completely secured.
A spokeswoman with the Mansfield Independent School District earlier Wednesday morning confirmed to Fox News Digital by phone that there was a "police situation" at Timberview High School. She said "the school is on lockdown, students and staff are in their classrooms and offices are locked down, and no visitors are being admitted at this time," but declined to provide any additional updates at that time.
DFW Scanner, a digital news site serving North Texas, reported that multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the school around 9:30 a.m. local time, as radio calls came through about a potential shooter. The website also said a suspect might have since fled the school in a Dodge Charger.
According to the website, a Dallas Police Department’s Air-1 helicopter was overhead, as officers were inside searching the building.
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