An 18-year-old is under arrest after allegedly opening fire Wednesday morning at Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas, with a gun that was allegedly possessed “illegally.”
Breitbart News reported the shooting, which left multiple people wounded, and noted that 18-year-old Timothy George Simpkins was being sought, Breitbart News reported.
CBS News noted that Simpkins was captured and taken into custody within hours after the shooting.
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) addressed the shooting Wednesday morning, while the pursuit of Simpkins was still under way. He noted that “under Texas law it is illegal for the shooter to possess or have purchased the gun that was used in…[the] crime.”
He noted that the shooter had the gun “illegally.”
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott attends a security briefing at the Weslaco Department of Public Safety DPS Headquarters on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 in Weslaco, Texas. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via AP)
The Journal.ie referenced Arlington Assistant Police Chief Kevin Kolbye speaking at press conference, indicating that the shooting followed a fight in a classroom.
Kolbye said, “This is not a random act of violence…This is not somebody attacking our school.”
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