Closing arguments are expected to begin Thursday in the shooting trial of Timothy Simpkins, who is accused of injuring three people in the 2021 shooting at Timberview High School in Arlington.
Closing arguments have begun in the trial of an accused school shooter. Timothy Simpkins is charged with shooting three people at Timberview High School in the Mansfield ISD two years ago.Jurors heard closing arguments and are now deliberating the fate of Timothy Simpkins, who is accused of injuring three people in theBut that time was taken up with the lawyers going back and forth with the judge over whether the jury could consider self-defense as a justification for the shooting.
According to prosecutors, that other student, Zac Selby, arrived in class late that day and went straight to fight Simpkins. Two teachers testified they broke the boys up, and then Simpkins grabbed a .45 caliber handgun he had brought to school.Both sides were set to give closing arguments after lunch. However, they were delayed until Thursday after the judge and attorneys spent hours working to arrive at the specific instructions to be given to the jury or what’s known as the jury’s ‘charge.’
Prosecutors said Simpkins shot Selby inside the classroom. Security video then shows Simpkins follow Selby out into the hallway and fire more shots at Selby, who was on the floor.The state said there was a delay between the fight and when Simpkins started to shoot, intending to kill Selby. Simpkins’ defense does not deny he fired the shots, but all week has been claiming he was acting in self-defense due to fear.
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