A reported school shooting halted classes in Dallas, sending emergency crews to the scene and prompting a search for a student suspect still at large.
A shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas on Tuesday afternoon, April 15, 2025, left four people hospitalized. Police responded shortly after 1 p.m. to reports of gunfire at the campus on Langdon Road.
According to CBS News Texas, a student reported hearing seven shots. By 2:20 p.m., authorities confirmed the school was secure and there was no ongoing threat.
The Dallas Fire Department said three of the four victims were shot. Their injuries are considered non-life-threatening. Three of the victims are between 15 and 18 years old; the fourth person’s age is unconfirmed. All were taken to nearby hospitals, including Baylor Scott & White Health, Parkland, and Methodist Dallas Medical Center.
Law enforcement sources told CBS News Texas that the suspect, identified as a student, remains at large. Authorities have not released further identifying details.
Emergency responders, including Dallas police, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), arrived at the school. Aerial images showed students being evacuated toward Eagle Stadium for reunification with families. Roughly 900 students were on campus at the time.
Following this, Dallas ISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde later announced the cancellation of classes for the remainder of the week. She added that mental health professionals would be available to support students and staff during the recovery process.
Dallas Independent School District (ISD) Assistant Chief of Police Christina Smith said the firearm was not brought in during the school’s “regular intake time,” and emphasized that “it was not a failure” of school staff, protocols, or the detection machinery in place.
Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Tennell Atkins told Working for All Alike (WFAA) that “There was a [sic] outside student who probably opened the door to let someone in.”
Governor Greg Abbott released a statement offering support to the school district and law enforcement. He said, “Our hearts go out to the victims of this senseless act of violence at Wilmer-Hutchins High School,” and pledged resources to help locate the suspect.
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