Student Opens Fire In Texas School, 1 Dead, 1 Injured; Accused Nabbed

A student was killed and another injured as another student opened fire at a Dallas-area school Monday morning. Meanwhile, the accused has been arrested on a capital murder charge.

According to police and school district officials, the shooting began on a high school campus in the suburb of Arlington around 6:55 a.m., before many students arrived for the first day back to classes after spring break.

Arlington police Chief Al Jones said Monday that a male student who was shot died at a hospital and a female victim was receiving medical care after being “grazed” by shrapnel, causing injures that aren’t life-threatening. He declined to give their ages or grades.

Another male student was arrested at the scene and charged with capital murder, Jones said at an afternoon news conference. The police chief declined to identify the suspected shooter because he is a minor but said he is being held at a juvenile detention centre in the area.