A female student shot another girl at Alpine High School in West Texas before turning the gun on herself, Brewster County Sheriff Ronny Dodson said Thursday.
The Brewster County Sheriff’s Office were called to the scene for reports of an active shooter around 9 a.m. and evacuated students and put the campus, surrounding schools and administration on a “critical lockdown.” Nearby Sul Ross State University also was placed on lockdown.
When police arrived on the scene, they found a girl with a gunshot wound and a weapon. Initially, authorities believed the girl was a victim, but later determined she was the shooter.
Dodson said the suspect died from a self-inflicted wound after shooting another female student, who ran into the street in front of the school and was picked up by bystanders and taken to Big Bend Medical Regional Center for treatment.
Dodson could not say what grade either of the individuals involved are in, and said families have been notified on the incident. Neither have been publicly named.
Female mass shooters are an anomaly, according to a detailed investigation by the Washington Post. The Post looked at each shooting where four or more people died in the U.S. since Aug. 1, 1966. Since then, there have been 127 mass shootings and 130 shooters. Of the shooters, only three were female and 73 of died at the scene, often due to self-inflicted wounds.
Additionally, a police officer was accidentally shot by another officer at the high school. They were also taken to Big Bend Regional Medical Hospital.
Dodson said law enforcement officials are now investigating a bomb threat made to Sul Ross State University. He said the threat came from the jail and that it was “ridiculous for someone to call in something like this.” The university was placed on lockdown and Dodson said he called the FBI to help with the ongoing investigation.
The Big Bend Medical Regional Center in Alpine did not immediately respond for comment about the status of the student.
Elizabeth Carter, a lieutenant at the Texas Department of Public Safety, said someone brought a gun onto the Alpine High School campus Thursday morning.
The sheriff’s office initially said two possible shooters were on the loose.
The high school is about 30 miles east of Marfa. Alpine ISD has just under 1,000 students, according to the school’s website.
Former U.S. Rep Pete Gallego, D-Alpine, tweeted early Thursday morning asking for prayers.
“As we all wait for more information, please keep Alpine – Alpine’s kids – in your prayers this morning,” he said.
http://www.chron.com/news/local/article/School-in-West-Texas-on-lock-down-after-reports-9210008.php
Thank you, Admin (Henry? JD?) for posting this! My daughter goes to Sul Ross and student taught in Alpine! Always good to know what is going on in my neck of the woods since I have no radio and TV doesn’t do local stuff (DirecTV, no cable).
“A female student shot another girl at Alpine High School in West Texas before turning the gun on herself,…”
“Female mass shooters are an anomaly,…”
So is calling 2 people shot.
Were they attending a church service?
“Additionally, a police officer was accidentally shot by another officer at the high school.”
OUTSTANDING!!!
At least there’s a silver lining to this story!
Story is written like most these days and leaves connecting information out, like was the cops shot today? Sounds like a girls spat over a boy or something. Now if it were Chicago, the girl would have also shot an innocent mother and hood rat before turning the gun on herself.
“… leaves connecting information out, like was the cops shot today?”
Maybe it was ‘accidentally’ left out…
“Additionally, a police officer was accidentally shot by another officer at the high school”
They’re an ‘accident’-prone lot, apparently.