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At least 4 students injured in shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas
A teenager turned himself in to authorities Tuesday night after a shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas that afternoon injured four students.
A 17-year-old student was shot in the leg, according to reporting by FOX 4 Dallas.
Two other students were shot and one was grazed, according to the report. Their ages range from 15 to 18.
One of the victims has “serious injuries” and the others’ injuries are not life-threatening, according to FOX 4.
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First responders arrive after a reported shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas Tuesday. (KDFW)
The Dallas Independent School District (DISD) said the school was “secured” in an update shared just after 2 p.m.
The suspect, Tracy Denard Haynes Jr., 17, turned himself in at about 9 p.m., and is charged with four counts of felony aggravated assault in a mass shooting, according to FOX 4.
He is being held in the Dallas County Jail on a $600,000 bond.
It is unclear if Haynes was a student at the school, though officials quickly identified him as a suspect.
A student was seen on video surveillance letting Haynes into the school through an unsecured door just after 1 p.m., according to an affidavit.
Haynes allegedly walked down the hallway and started shooting at a group of male students, hitting five, and then shot another student who was not able to run away at point-blank range, according to the affidavit.
A police officer at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas after a shooting on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
During the news conference, DISD Superintendent Stephanie S. Elizalde said an officer assigned to the school responded within two minutes, followed by additional law enforcement agencies.
Parents and guardians were allowed to reunite with students at Eagles Stadium, which is adjacent to campus, according to the school district.
All students were picked up by their families as of 6:40 p.m.
Police gather near Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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“We understand this is a difficult time and ask for your patience,” the district wrote in an X post. “Counselors are on site and available.”
Video showed a number of first responders, including police, firefighters and paramedics at the school.
Elizalde said she spoke with Gov. Greg Abbott, who offered any resources the district needs.
Abbott posted to X, saying “our hearts go out to the victims of the senseless act of violence at Wilmer-Hutchins High School.”
“We’ll provide law enforcement the tools needed to arrest & bring the criminals to justice,” he wrote. “… 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.”
Abbott added that since becoming governor, Texas has provided more than $3 billion in school safety funding.
“This session, I am seeking an additional $500 million to further safeguard schools across the state,” he wrote.
There was a shooting at the high school nearly a year ago, prompting the use of metal detectors and clear backpacks, according to FOX 4.
Wilmer-Hutchins High School will be closed for the remainder of the week, and additional officers will be stationed at other district schools, Elizalde said.
DISD did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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A spokesperson from the United States Attorney’s Office told KTLA that jurors will continue to deliberate until they reach a verdict or give up.
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“The lack of scene preservation. The fact that they got there after a lot of the evidence was missing. Not a lot of direct evidence. This is a circumstantial case, which is always difficult as a prosecutor to prove,” Haney said.
Rinderknecht, who was arrested and indicted last October, faces up to 45 years in prison if found guilty of three arson counts, including destruction of property by means of fire, arson affecting property used in interstate commerce and timber set afire.
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