Mother or father with hid weapon unintentionally shoots self whereas at Arlington ISD college, police say

Arlington police stated Duff Elementary Faculty was placed on lockdown for a time Thursday after a mother or father with a concealed weapon had his gun accidentally go off, hitting the guardian in the leg.

ARLINGTON, Texas - Arlington police mentioned Duff Elementary School was placed on lockdown for a time Thursday after a parent with a concealed weapon had his gun unintentionally go off, hitting the father or mother within the leg.

The varsity had early launch and college students were released on the deliberate time of 12:10 p.m.

In accordance with police, the guardian, recognized as 55-year-old Anthony White, dropped his gun and by chance shot himself. His damage was not severe.

The school district stated White was inside the building, near the lobby space, and not within the hallway close to college students when the gun went off.

Police and school officials mentioned there was no risk made and the guardian did not have "malicious intent."

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No students or staff had been injured. The parent was taken to an area hospital after being shot within the leg. 

Arlington Police Chief Al Jones mentioned after White was released from the hospital, he was arrested and charged with unlawful carrying of a weapon in prohibited places and discharge of a firearm in certain municipalities.

In the two days since the Uvalde mass faculty shooting, there have been five instances in North Texas related to weapons brought to schools or threats made.

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Arlington mother and father mentioned their minds instantly thought of the worst when they had been notified.

No father or mother ever needs there to be a reason for them to get a textual content message saying their child's faculty is on lockdown.

However since this week's lethal shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, they cannot help however think the worst after they do.

"Once I acquired the textual content message, I used to be like, ‘Oh my God, one thing goes to occur.’ I used to be shocked," mother or father Karima Rasheed mentioned.

Whereas most instances, lockdowns are solely drills college students have to take part in, Rasheed's son, Rami, said that knowing what happened earlier this week made this lockdown completely different. 

"I started seeing my classmates beginning to cry and our teacher received a notification on their telephone saying someone was in the constructing," he mentioned.

Weapons aren't allowed on college property, and oldsters FOX 4 spoke with stated even if it was a mistake, the timing is just terrible.

"What are we going to do? They must go to school, and obviously, statistically, it's unlikely to happen, but you by no means want to be the one statistic. What if it's your children?" Matthew Mitchell mentioned.

Mitchell lives across the street from Duff Elementary. His daughters go to another Arlington school. 

"I’m terrified, absolutely terrified. I’ve obtained twin six-year-olds that go to a special Arlington school and every time I hear there's a lockdown or a faculty capturing, my heart jumps into my throat," he mentioned.

Rasheed said Thursday was the commencement day for sixth grade college students at Duff Elementary.

While driving her son to high school in the morning, she had a talk with him about Uvalde and what to do if something ever happened at his faculty.

"If something happened, you’ve got to run wherever that’s protected and conceal," she advised her baby.

Whereas some say the incident in Uvalde is just too contemporary to talk politics, Mitchell mentioned one thing must be completed now. 

"They want to talk about it, they want to campaign on it, they want to fundraiser on it, but they don’t want to really cross any laws and do something," he added.