Guardian with hid weapon unintentionally shoots self while at Arlington ISD school, police say

Arlington police mentioned Duff Elementary College was placed on lockdown for a time Thursday after a dad or mum with a concealed weapon had his gun by chance go off, hitting the dad or mum within the leg.

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

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

In accordance with police, the parent, recognized as 55-year-old Anthony White, dropped his gun and unintentionally shot himself. His injury was not serious.

The varsity district stated White was contained in the constructing, near the lobby area, and never within the hallway near college students when the gun went off.

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

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

Arlington Police Chief Al Jones said 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.

Within the two days since the Uvalde mass school taking pictures, there have been 5 circumstances in North Texas related to weapons brought to colleges or threats made.

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Arlington parents said their minds immediately thought of the worst once they were notified.

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

But since this week's lethal shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, they can not help however assume the worst once they do.

"After I received the textual content message, I used to be like, ‘Oh my God, one thing is going to happen.’ I used to be shocked," father or mother Karima Rasheed mentioned.

Whereas most instances, lockdowns are only drills students have to participate in, Rasheed's son, Rami, said that knowing what occurred earlier this week made this lockdown completely different. 

"I began seeing my classmates starting to cry and our teacher bought a notification on their cellphone saying somebody was within the constructing," he stated.

Guns should not allowed on school property, and parents FOX 4 spoke with stated even when it was a mistake, the timing is just terrible.

"What are we going to do? They need to go to school, and clearly, statistically, it is unlikely to happen, but you never need 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 school. 

"I’m terrified, absolutely terrified. I’ve got twin six-year-olds that go to a different Arlington college and every time I hear there's a lockdown or a faculty shooting, my coronary heart jumps into my throat," he said.

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

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

"If one thing occurred, you’ve bought to run anyplace that’s secure and conceal," she instructed her little one.

Whereas some say the incident in Uvalde is just too contemporary to speak politics, Mitchell mentioned something must be performed now. 

"They want to speak about it, they wish to campaign on it, they need to fundraiser on it, however they don’t want to actually cross any laws and do anything," he added.