Police Investigate Active Shooter Situation At High School In Texas

ARLINGTON (CBSDFW.COM) — There are reports of an progressive shooter concern astatine a North Texas precocious school.

A idiosyncratic with a limb is believed to beryllium connected the field of Timberview High School, successful the 7000 artifact of South Watson Road successful Arlington. The schoolhouse is successful the Mansfield Independent School District.

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An Arlington Police Department spokesperson said officers responded to a shooting astatine the school, but the idiosyncratic couldn’t corroborate if determination were immoderate injuries.

The schoolhouse is presently connected lockdown, and students and unit are locked successful their classrooms/offices. No visitors are being permitted connected the campus.

A idiosyncratic claiming to beryllium a teacher astatine the precocious schoolhouse posted connected societal media that “shots were fired conscionable down the hallway from our classroom”. That person’s individuality and presumption have not been confirmed.

From Chopper 11 dense constabulary enactment and dozens of radical could beryllium seen outside.

We are connected country astatine a shooting astatine Timberview High School. We are doing a methodical hunt and moving intimately with @ATFHQ @mansfieldisd Police, @MansfieldPDTX @GrandPrairiePD and different agencies. We volition beryllium announcing a genitor staging determination soon erstwhile the determination is identified pic.twitter.com/R08TuHPMHh

— Arlington Police, TX (@ArlingtonPD) October 6, 2021

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Officials with the Arlington Police Department confirmed that the ATF Dallas Field Division, Mansfield PD, Grand Prairie PD, and Mansfield ISD constabulary are each moving the country and are doing a ‘methodical search’ of the campus.

Mansfield ISD has acceptable up a reunification determination wherever adults tin prime up students. Parents are being told to spell to the Center for Performing Arts, located astatine 1110 West Debbie Lane successful Mansfield. Police accidental students volition yet beryllium bused to the determination aft the schoolhouse is wholly secured and officers volition beryllium connected the scene.

CBS 11 News has crews connected the crushed and successful the aerial and volition person much accusation arsenic it becomes available.

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CBSDFW.com Staff