DALLAS – There is a large police presence outside Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas for what the district is calling a “shooting incident” on Tuesday afternoon.
Sources tell FOX 4 a 17-year-old male was shot in the lower leg.
Wilmer Hutchins High School Shooting
What we know:
Dallas police say they responded to a shooting call around 1 p.m.
Several emergency vehicles were sent to the 5500 block of Langdon Road, which is where the high school is located.
Images from SKY 4 show a heavy police response at the school with numerous ambulance vehicles.
Students could also be seen leaving the campus and heading toward Wilmer-Hutchins Eagles Stadium.
What they’re saying:
Sergio Campos, a Wilmer City Council member and parent, said he was on campus at the time of the shooting for a meeting with his child’s teacher.
He heard about seven gunshots and then saw one or two victims being carried outside. One of them appeared to have a leg injury.
“The kids were just running out, all of them just hundreds of kids running out,” he said.
What we don’t know:
The exact details of the “shooting incident” have not yet been released.
There’s no word yet on a suspect or if anyone else was injured.
Parents Reunited with Students
What we know:
Dallas ISD said safety protocols were put into place and the campus is now secure.
Parents are being asked to head to Eagles Stadium at 5520 Langdon Road to reunite with their children. They must bring a photo ID.
Everyone else is urged to stay away from the area.
What they’re saying:
Several parents spoke to FOX 4 while waiting to pick up their children.
“I’m thinking about taking them and putting them in homeschool. I can’t keep going through this as a parent. I’m telling you. It’s very frightening to think about losing your child, your kids. This is terrible,” said Shauna Williams, who has two students at the school.
2024 Wilmer-Hutchins High School Shooting
The backstory:
Tuesday’s shooting comes almost exactly a year since a 17-year-old Wilmer-Hutchins student shot another student inside a classroom.
On April 12, 2024, a student brought a revolver to the school and shot another classmate in the leg.
After the shooting, police said a teacher intervened and made the student leave the classroom. The school was placed on lockdown.
He was found a short time later near the school’s football field. The gun was found in the woods nearby.
The shooting prompted many questions about how the student brought a gun into the school.
Wilmer-Hutchins High School is equipped with metal detectors and has a clear backpack policy.
District officials a few weeks later said the student’s bag wasn’t properly checked by staff.
This is a developing story. Check back with FOX 4 for more information.
The Source: The information in this story comes from FOX 4 crews at the scene, Dallas ISD and Dallas police.
