Mother or father with hid weapon unintentionally shoots self while at Arlington ISD school, police say

Arlington police said Duff Elementary School was positioned on lockdown for a time Thursday after a father or mother with a concealed weapon had his gun unintentionally go off, hitting the guardian within the leg.

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

The varsity had early launch and students had been launched at the deliberate time of 12:10 p.m.

In line with police, the father or mother, recognized as 55-year-old Anthony White, dropped his gun and by accident shot himself. His damage was not critical.

The school district mentioned White was contained in the constructing, near the lobby space, and not in the hallway near students when the gun went off.

Police and college officials mentioned there was no threat made and the parent did not have "malicious intent."

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No students or employees have been injured. The mother or father was taken to an area hospital after being shot in the leg. 

Arlington Police Chief Al Jones stated after White was launched from the hospital, he was arrested and charged with illegal carrying of a weapon in prohibited locations and discharge of a firearm in certain municipalities.

In the two days since the Uvalde mass faculty capturing, there have been 5 cases in North Texas related to weapons introduced to varsities or threats made.

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Arlington mother and father said their minds instantly considered the worst when they have been notified.

No guardian ever wants there to be a reason for them to get a textual content message saying their kid's college is on lockdown.

However since this week's lethal shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, they can't assist however suppose the worst when they do.

"When I acquired the text message, I was like, ‘Oh my God, something is going to occur.’ I used to be shocked," parent Karima Rasheed stated.

While most times, lockdowns are only drills students have to take part in, Rasheed's son, Rami, said that realizing what happened earlier this week made this lockdown different. 

"I started seeing my classmates beginning to cry and our instructor got a notification on their cellphone saying someone was within the building," he stated.

Guns are not allowed on college property, and oldsters FOX 4 spoke with said even if it was a mistake, the timing is simply horrible.

"What are we going to do? They should go to school, and obviously, statistically, it's unlikely to happen, however you by no means wish to be the one statistic. What if it is your children?" Matthew Mitchell stated.

Mitchell lives across the road from Duff Elementary. His daughters go to a different Arlington faculty. 

"I’m terrified, absolutely terrified. I’ve acquired twin six-year-olds that go to a different Arlington school and every time I hear there is a lockdown or a school shooting, my coronary heart jumps into my throat," he mentioned.

Rasheed said Thursday was the graduation day for 6th grade college students at Duff Elementary.

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

"If one thing occurred, you’ve got to run anyplace that’s protected and conceal," she informed her little one.

While some say the incident in Uvalde is simply too fresh to speak politics, Mitchell mentioned one thing needs to be done now. 

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