All 19 bullets were confined to the school's office, which was located at the end of a hall with no rooms behind it.
A Mesquite police S.W.A.T officer works the scene after a shooting at Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Mesquite, Texas. A student who reportedly brought a gun to campus was shot at by police, no other injuries were reported.About 8:50 a.m. Monday, officers were dispatched to the Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy campus in the 3200 block of Oates Drive, near San Marcus Avenue, after a student was reported to be in the school’s office with a firearm.
The student was taken to a hospital and deemed stable, police said. He was released Monday evening and booked into a Dallas County juvenile detention facility. Due to his age, the student’s name was not released. The names of the officers who fired were also not released, but police said they included an eight-year veteran, a five-year veteran and an officer-in-training with multiple years of service from another agency.
Investigations into the incident will be conducted by the Mesquite Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Unit and Internal Affairs Unit, in addition to an independent investigation by the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office.Second suspect identified, arrested in connection with fatal December shooting in Forney, Breaking News Reporter. Jamie Landers is a breaking news reporter at The Dallas Morning News.
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