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Law enforcement officers gather at Timberview High School
# Texas
18-year-old student suspected in Texas school shooting in custody
The shooting stemmed from a fight that broke out in a classroom.
LAST UPDATE | Oct 6th 2021, 8:03 PM
AN 18-YEAR-OLD student who is suspected of opening fire during a fight at his Dallas-area high school and injured four people has been taken into custody, authorities said.
Timothy George Simpkins fled from Timberview High School in Arlington after the shooting and drove off in a silver Dodge Charger, police said.
The Arlington Police Department tweeted hours after the shooting that Simpkins had been taken into custody without incident and charged with multiple counts of aggravated assault with a gun.
The shooting stemmed from a fight that broke out in a classroom, Arlington Assistant Police Chief Kevin Kolbye said at a news conference.
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
Two people were shot and two others had unspecified injuries, he said.
At least three of the injured are students, and three of the four injured were taken to hospitals for treatment, he said.
“This is not a random act of violence,” he said.
“This is not somebody attacking our school.”
Timberview serves about 1,900 students in ninth through 12th grades. The sprawling complex opened in 2004.
