Dad or mum with concealed weapon unintentionally shoots self whereas at Arlington ISD faculty, police say

Arlington police mentioned Duff Elementary School was positioned on lockdown for a time Thursday after a father or mother with a concealed weapon had his gun accidentally go off, hitting the mother or father in the leg.

ARLINGTON, Texas - Arlington police said Duff Elementary Faculty was positioned on lockdown for a time Thursday after a father or mother with a concealed weapon had his gun by chance go off, hitting the dad or mum within the leg.

The college had early launch and college students have been launched at the deliberate time of 12:10 p.m.

According to police, the mother or father, identified as 55-year-old Anthony White, dropped his gun and by accident shot himself. His injury was not severe.

The varsity district mentioned White was inside the building, near the lobby area, and not within the hallway near students when the gun went off.

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

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No college students or employees have been injured. The mother or father was taken to an area 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 illegal carrying of a weapon in prohibited places and discharge of a firearm in certain municipalities.

Within the two days because the Uvalde mass college capturing, there have been 5 cases in North Texas related to weapons brought to varsities or threats made.

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Arlington dad and mom said their minds instantly considered the worst once they have been notified.

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

However since this week's lethal taking pictures at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, they cannot assist but assume the worst once they do.

"Once I obtained the text message, I was like, ‘Oh my God, one thing is going to happen.’ I was shocked," parent Karima Rasheed stated.

Whereas most instances, lockdowns are solely drills students have to take part in, Rasheed's son, Rami, said that knowing what occurred earlier this week made this lockdown totally different. 

"I began seeing my classmates beginning to cry and our instructor got a notification on their cellphone saying someone was in the building," he said.

Weapons should not allowed on college property, and parents FOX 4 spoke with said even when it was a mistake, the timing is just horrible.

"What are we going to do? They must go to highschool, and obviously, statistically, it's unlikely to occur, but you never wish to be the one statistic. What if it is your youngsters?" Matthew Mitchell mentioned.

Mitchell lives across the street from Duff Elementary. His daughters go to a different Arlington faculty. 

"I’m terrified, completely terrified. I’ve received twin six-year-olds that go to a different Arlington school and every time I hear there is a lockdown or a school capturing, my heart jumps into my throat," he stated.

Rasheed stated Thursday was the graduation day for sixth grade college students at Duff Elementary.

Whereas driving her son to highschool in the morning, she had a chat with him about Uvalde and what to do if one thing ever occurred at his school.

"If something happened, you’ve got to run anywhere that’s safe and conceal," she instructed her child.

Whereas some say the incident in Uvalde is too recent to talk politics, Mitchell stated one thing needs to be accomplished now. 

"They need to talk about it, they want to marketing campaign on it, they need to fundraiser on it, but they don’t need to truly pass any laws and do anything," he added.