Arlington police are still working to determine what led up to a student being shot and killed at Bowie High School on Thursday. Police are also still searching…
Arlington police say the suspect is not talking to detectives so they still don't know what led up to the shootingMothers of gun violence victims are encouraging Bowie High School students to speak up after a shooting took the life of an 18-year-old on campus Wednesday.. Arlington ISD announced classes would not resume until Monday, but police investigators were back on campus as they continued their investigation.
On Wednesday afternoon, Bowie High School went on lockdown around 2:50 p.m. after Barnes was shot outside, near a portable classroom building. A description of the suspected shooter was given to police and a person matching that description was found, approximately 20 minutes after the shooting, still on campus near the baseball field. Police say that person was laterwho is now in custody charged on one count of murder and possession of a controlled substance. But no weapon has been recovered.
“Another mother has lost a loved one through gun violence,” the founder of the nonprofit Mothers of Murdered Angels said outside the school. “That’s why I’m out here with other mothers and supporters walking the sidewalk.”Hamilton created the nonprofit to help others navigate what she's been through.“You see something say something,” Hamilton said. “Even if it’s not you being bullied. You see something say something because that could save a child’s life.
Arlington police say Howard is not talking to detectives so they still don't know what led up to the shooting.
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