DALLAS — Multiple law enforcement agencies responded Friday morning to a shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in southeast Dallas, according to Dallas Fire-Rescue officials.
Police sources told WFAA that one student was injured and a 17-year-old suspect in the incident, also a student at the school, was taken into custody around 11 a.m.
The incident was initially reported shortly after 10:30 a.m., according to Dallas Fire-Rescue officials.
Sources told WFAA that the incident happened inside the "G" building at the school near the football fieldhouse, and then the suspect was taken into custody after running toward the school football field. The weapon – a handgun according to Dallas ISD Police Chief Albert Martinez – was recovered by police, officials said in a press conference Friday afternoon.
The injured student was expected to be OK. Superintendent Stephanie S. Elizalde, Ed.D., said in a press conference Friday afternoon that the injured student had non-life-threatening injuries. The victim was taken to Baylor hospital for treatment.
Law enforcement sources told WFAA that they believe the suspected shooter and their victim knew one another.
At 11:15 a.m., Dallas Independent School District officials said in a statement that "all students and team members are safe" at the school.
"Police are on site to ensure our school remains secure," Dallas ISD officials said in the statement. "At this time, we ask everyone to refrain from coming to the campus, as we limit access inside."
Wilmer-Hutchins High School, which is part of the Dallas ISD, is located on Langdon Road, near Interstate 45 and Interstate 20.
Parents of students at Wilmer-Hutchins Hugh School confirmed to WFAA that there are metal detectors at the school. Dallas ISD also instituted a new policy for the 2023-2024 school year requiring all students to use clear backpacks.
It is not clear at this point how the handgun got into the school. Superintendent Elizalde said in the press conference Friday she did not yet have an answer to that question. School leaders will go through security videos and talk to witnesses to determine how the gun bypassed metal detectors.
Several Dallas Fire-Rescue ambulances and fire trucks were seen in the school parking lot, and several police cars were seen surrounding the campus.
A parent outside the school described to WFAA the "state of shock" among parents of students at the school after hearing reports of a shooting. The parent told WFAA that his daughter called him and told him that there was a shooter at the school.
"I was on my way," the man said. "I got up here as soon as possible."
Sources described the scene at the school as "chaotic" in the wake of the shooting. Friday night's baseball game between North Dallas High School and Wilmer Hutchins High School has been canceled, according to one of the assistant coaches.
Here are more images from the scene at the school:
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