Dallas police say a Wilmer-Hutchins High School student shot another student on campus in Southeast Dallas.
The shooting happened Friday inside a classroom even though the Dallas ISD school has metal detectors at its entrances.Dallas ISD says a teacher intervened to prevent more potential injuries by directing the gunman out of the building.A motive is still unclear or what led up to the shooting inside a classroom. We do know the gunman and the victim, both 17 years old, knew each other. Law enforcement responded to the Dallas ISD school around 10:30 a.m. to a call of an active shooter on campus.
The most pressing questions from parents: where were the campus security failures that allowed a teenager to bring a gun into the high school?"They have metal detectors, wands, police, security. But yet a gun is in that school," said parent Chris Williams.The district confirms that Wilmer-Hutchins High has metal detectors. Dallas ISD also has a new policy this year requiring clear backpacks. "We know there are vulnerabilities.
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