School was back in session at the Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy in Mesquite, Texas on Tuesday a day after an armed student was injured when shot at by…
a day after police say an armed student was injured when shot at by officersMesquite Police are still investigating after they say a 16-year-old juvenile walked into the school office with a gun on Monday morning, threatening to shoot himself and others on campus.
Mesquite Police said three officers talked with the student, urging him to put down his gun, but that they ended up firing their weapons and injuring him.and that the student did not fire his weapon. The police department later confirmed this information with NBC 5. The department said they also plan to release 911 calls and surveillance video of the incident at the beginning of next week.Some of the parents of students at the charter school who spoke with NBC 5 said they were concerned about their children returning to class so soon after the incident and that were considering keeping them at home."Not many really showed up, which is good because ... it was a traumatic experience," the student said.
In the letter, the school said they will add more cameras throughout the campus, install metal detectors, upgrade entry systems to ensure all access points are secured and monitored, and train staff,"to provide an extra layer of protection and response capability." Despite the plan to improve security, parents told NBC 5 that the extra security didn't erase their fear.
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