Mother or father with hid weapon by accident shoots self while at Arlington ISD college, police say

Arlington police mentioned Duff Elementary College was placed on lockdown for a time Thursday after a father or mother with a hid weapon had his gun accidentally go off, hitting the parent within the leg.

ARLINGTON, Texas - Arlington police mentioned Duff Elementary School was positioned on lockdown for a time Thursday after a guardian with a hid weapon had his gun unintentionally go off, hitting the guardian in the leg.

The college had early release and students were launched at the deliberate time of 12:10 p.m.

Based on police, the parent, recognized as 55-year-old Anthony White, dropped his gun and accidentally shot himself. His injury was not serious.

The varsity district mentioned White was inside the building, close to the foyer area, and not within the hallway close to college students when the gun went off.

Police and faculty officers mentioned there was no menace made and the guardian did not have "malicious intent."

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No students or staff were injured. The father or mother was taken to an space hospital after being shot within the leg. 

Arlington Police Chief Al Jones stated after White was released from the hospital, he was arrested and charged with unlawful carrying of a weapon in prohibited locations and discharge of a firearm in sure municipalities.

In the two days because the Uvalde mass college shooting, there have been 5 instances in North Texas related to weapons introduced to colleges or threats made.

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Arlington parents said their minds immediately thought of the worst once they had been notified.

No parent ever desires there to be a cause for them to get a text message saying their kid's school is on lockdown.

However since this week's deadly capturing at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, they can't assist but think the worst once they do.

"When I received the text message, I was like, ‘Oh my God, something is going to happen.’ I was shocked," guardian Karima Rasheed mentioned.

While most times, lockdowns are only drills students have to participate in, Rasheed's son, Rami, said that knowing what occurred earlier this week made this lockdown completely different. 

"I began seeing my classmates beginning to cry and our instructor acquired a notification on their telephone saying someone was within the constructing," he stated.

Guns are not allowed on school property, and parents FOX 4 spoke with mentioned even when it was a mistake, the timing is just terrible.

"What are we going to do? They have to go to highschool, and clearly, statistically, it's unlikely to happen, but you by no means need to be the one statistic. What if it's your children?" Matthew Mitchell said.

Mitchell lives across the road from Duff Elementary. His daughters go to another Arlington college. 

"I’m terrified, absolutely terrified. I’ve received twin six-year-olds that go to a special Arlington school and every time I hear there's a lockdown or a college shooting, my heart jumps into my throat," he stated.

Rasheed mentioned Thursday was the commencement day for sixth grade students at Duff Elementary.

Whereas driving her son to high school in the morning, she had a talk with him about Uvalde and what to do if one thing ever happened at his college.

"If one thing occurred, you’ve received to run wherever that’s protected and conceal," she instructed her baby.

Whereas some say the incident in Uvalde is simply too fresh to talk politics, Mitchell stated something must be finished now. 

"They want to talk about it, they wish to marketing campaign on it, they want to fundraiser on it, but they don’t wish to really move any legal guidelines and do something," he added.