Five students were hospitalized after being shot by a teenage suspect at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas, Texas, on Tuesday. The teenage suspect later turned himself in following the shooting.
According to an arrest affidavit obtained by WFAA, 17-year-old Tracy Haynes, a student at Wilmer-Hutchins, has been identified as the suspect responsible for Tuesday’s school shooting, which triggered a massive response by police officials and major evacuations at the school.
WFAA reported that Dallas Fire-Rescue quickly responded to the shooting, which took place at roughly 1 p.m. on Tuesday. According to the arrest affidavit, school surveillance cameras documented the moment Haynes was let into the school by an unidentified student at an unsecured door at roughly 1:03 p.m. The affidavit noted that Haynes walked down a hallway before approaching multiple male students, displaying a firearm, and shooting at several of the students.
According to the affidavit obtained by WFAA, Haynes also “appeared to take a point-blank shot” at another student who was not able to run away from the scene of the shooting. The affidavit claimed that five students were shot by Haynes and were transported to the hospital.
Prior to the affidavit, Jason Evans, a Dallas Fire Rescue, told reporters that four victims, ages 15 to 18, had been injured in Tuesday’s shooting. Evans told reporters that the students’ injuries ranged from non-life-threatening to serious injuries.
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According to Dallas ISD officials, the school campus was secured by 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Dallas ISD Police officials confirmed that Haynes turned himself in at the Lew Sterrett Justice Center in Dallas shortly after 9 p.m. According to jail records obtained by WFAA, Haynes has been charged with “aggravated assault mass shooting” and was placed in jail with a $600,000 bond.
WFAA reported that Dallas ISD Superintendent Superintendent Dr. Stephanie Elizalde confirmed that Wilmer-Hutchins High School classes will be canceled for the remainder of this week and that mental health resources will be available for any students and staff members.
“Today as we all know, the unthinkable has happened,” Elizalde said. “And quite frankly, this is just becoming way too familiar, and it should not be familiar.”
Following Tuesday’s school shooting, Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) released a statement, saying, “Our hearts go out to the victims of this senseless act of violence at Wilmer-Hutchins High School.” Abbott added, “Cecilia and I ask our fellow Texans to join us in praying for the victims’ swift recovery and for the entire Wilmer-Hutchins High School community.”
A video shared on X, formerly Twitter, shows a massive presence of Dallas Fire-Rescue and police vehicles outside Wilmer-Hutchins High School following Tuesday’s shooting.
