Texas police respond to possible active shooter at Timberview High School
A high school in the Dallas-Fort Worth area has been placed on lockdown amid reports of an active shooter situation.
Police responded to Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas, on Wednesday morning.
A person with a weapon was believed to be on the campus, which is located on the 7000 block of South Watson Road, CBS DFW reported.
A person who claimed to be a teacher at the high school, but whose identity has not been confirmed, posted on social media that ‘shots were fired just down the hall from our classroom’, according to CBS DFW.
The Mansfield Independent School District, which oversees the high school, said in a statement that students and staff were ‘locked in their classrooms/offices’.
Arlington Police Department officials confirmed that officers from its force as well as the school district, the Mansfield Police Department and Grand Prairie Police Department were conducting a ‘methodical search’ of the high school.
Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the high school around 9.30am local time, according to DFW Scanner, and the suspect may have fled in a Dodge Charger.
A CBS 11 chopper recorded footage of heavy police activity and dozens of people outside the campus.
The school district has set up a reunification location for parents to pick up their children at the Center for Performing Arts at 1110 West Debbie Lane. Students will be transported by bus to the location when the school is secured, cops said.
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