UPDATE:
Arlington, Texas assistant police chief Kevin Kolbye announced Wednesday afternoon that the suspect they sought after the morning's shooting had been taken into custody and a weapon was found.
"The suspect has been taken into custody without incident and charged with multiple counts of aggravated assault with a gun," the Arlington Police Department tweeted.
The suspect has been taken into custody without incident and charged with multiple counts of Aggravated Assault with a gun. Most students have been safely evacuated from Timberview High School. Thank you for everyone’s help. pic.twitter.com/h9Zs8Zxpze
— Arlington Police, TX (@ArlingtonPD) October 6, 2021
ORIGINAL POST:
Police in the Dallas suburb of Arlington, Texas launched a manhunt Wednesday after releasing the identity of a suspect in the morning's shooting at Timberwood High School. Authorities gave the "all-clear" at the high school around noon eastern time but advised those in the area to be on the lookout for "a shooting suspect in today's incident."
We are looking for a shooting suspect in today’s incident at @mansfieldisd Timberview School. Please call 911 if you know the whereabouts of 18-year old Timothy George Simpkins who may be driving a 2018 Silver Dodge Charger with license plate PFY-6260. pic.twitter.com/npaNVBDXRp
— Arlington Police, TX (@ArlingtonPD) October 6, 2021
Initial updates from police on the scene stated that four people were injured, three students and one adult. Authorities said they believe a student was involved in a fight and subsequently drew a weapon.
BREAKING: Latest in shooting at Arlington-area high school in Texas. https://t.co/l1Dh2Y0kQA
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 6, 2021
• 4 injured (3 hospitalized, 1 minor injury), police say
• Police believe student "got into a fight and drew a weapon"
• Search for suspect ongoing pic.twitter.com/IM7eaQP5zI
The Arlington Police Department responded earlier Wednesday morning to reports of an active shooter and evacuated students to an off-campus location where they were reunited with their families.
We are on scene at a shooting at Timberview High School. We are doing a methodical search and working closely with @ATFHQ @mansfieldisd Police, @MansfieldPDTX @GrandPrairiePD and other agencies. We will be announcing a parent staging location soon once the location is identified pic.twitter.com/R08TuHPMHh
— Arlington Police, TX (@ArlingtonPD) October 6, 2021
When gun-grabbing leftists attempted to exploit the shooting while a manhunt is still underway, Dana Loesch and others pointed out all that's being proven is that laws curbing the Second Amendment freedom of law-abiding citizens won't stop criminals from breaking laws.
Under 21 are barred from legal purchase and carry and 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)(2)(A) prohibits all carry on school grounds. Stop the grotesque exploitation of tragedy to be an ass on twitter. https://t.co/9UwfdWOnc4
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) October 6, 2021
If you’re politicizing a school shooting while it’s in progress, you can shut all the way up. Schools are gun-free zones, so you’re proving nothing except criminals break laws.
— Jessica O’Donnell (@heckyessica) October 6, 2021
This is a developing story and will be updated.