Shooting at Dallas High School Prompts Lockdown, Sparks Renewed Safety Concerns

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The shooting occurred nearly a year after a similar incident at the same Dallas high school.

A shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas on April 15 triggered a campus lockdown, urgent police response, and a wave of concern among families and officialsโ€”nearly one year to the day after a similar incident rocked the school community.

Police responded to the shooting incident at the school at around 1:25 p.m., according to a statement on social media platform X from the Dallas Independent School District (ISD), the public school district serving most of Dallas and several surrounding areas.

โ€œSafety protocols have been implemented, and we are asking everyone to refrain from coming to the campus,โ€ Dallas ISD said in the statement.

By 2:12 p.m., officials said the campus was secured. Reunification began shortly afterward at Eagles Stadium, with the district stating that parents and guardians needed to bring photo ID to pick up their children and that counselors were available on site to assist with emotional support and trauma response.

A male teenager was shot in the leg in the incident, officials told local outlet WFAA, with a total of three people transported from the scene. The extent of injuries to the other two individuals was not immediately clear.

Witnesses told local news outlets they heard gunshots, while aerial footage shared on social media showed parts of the police response and students walking or running to safety.

The shooting drew immediate comparisons to last yearโ€™s incident at the same school, where a student managed to bring a gun past a metal detector and shoot another student inside a classroom. In the wake of that event, Dallas ISD pledged reformsโ€”including increased security personnel, stricter enforcement of bag policies, and retraining for staff on metal detector use.

In a statement posted on X on Tuesday afternoon, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) called the incident heartbreaking.

โ€œI am heartbroken to learn of yet another shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High Schoolโ€”nearly one year after the last,โ€ Crockett wrote.

โ€œMy prayers are with the students, teachers, and families who are once again forced to live through this nightmare. No child should fear for their life at school. No teacher should have to barricade a classroom door.

โ€œLet me be clear: this is not normal. This is not acceptable. Guns do not belong in our schools. Every student deserves to learn in a safe environment.โ€

She thanked law enforcement for their swift response to the incident.

Byย Tom Ozimek

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