Houston October School: A shooting at Yes Prep Sw was recorded

Houston School shooting.This Friday morning, a shooting was recorded in the immediate vicinity of Yes Prep Southwest Secondary.Through social networks, the Houston Police Department reported that there was a call for an active shooter at school;The scene is still active, so the agents are still in the place.

So far, there is a record that there is a detained person and has been put as a suspect.The officers continue to register the facilities of the school and their surroundings in search of the possible suspects;A person was transferred to the nearest hospital and students' parents, they were asked to go to West Fuqua and Hiram Clarke, to meet their children.

Houston October shooting: the situation that happens

On the afternoon of this Friday, the Houston Police Department attended a call from a person who reported an active shooting in the vicinity of Yes Prep Southwest Secondary.According to the version that is circulating, a person opened fire in the school facilities and wounded one of the students.

ABC 13, reported that a suspect is being held, while Houston Police responded to an active shooting report in a southwest side of the city.The story is still in development and the public is asked to keep the distance in the area, the parents were asked to keep calm.Filed as: Houston October shooting

Houston October School: the police report

It was through Twitter, that the Houston Police Department informed the community about an active shooting in the immediate vicinity of the YES prep southwest secondary school.The agents mentioned that they are controlling the situation and that the call was generated at 11:45 a.m., so the scene is still active.

“HPD commanders and PIO are responding to an active shooting reports at a school in 4400 Anderson Road in Hiram Clarke.The call entered at 11:45 am.The scene is still active.There is no more information at this time.Avoid the area.Pio will tweet the media staging.”, Reads in the tweet that shared the account.Filed as: Houston October shooting

Houston School shooting: They arrested a suspect

Moments later of the first tweet, the police shared that they had arrested a possible suspect but that they were still looking in the vicinity of the school and the area, in search of other suspects.This indicates that the person who entered school was in the company of other subjects, so it is essential that they avoid the area.

“Update: there is a suspect in custody.Officers are registering school in search of other possible suspects at this time.The scene is still active.More information will be provided as available.”, Mentions the Houston Police Department, through social networks.Filed as: Houston October shooting

Houston October School: They ask parents to go to a specific area

A couple of minutes ago, the official Twitter account of the Houston Police Department, reported that parents are asked to go to West Fuqua and Hiram Clarke, to meet their children.According to the agents, young people will arrive at that place and the police will be helping in the process.

“Update: The parents preparation area is in West Fuqua and Hiram Clarke.Students will reach that place.Officers will be available to help.Any other update will be provided here on Twitter.”, Commented in the tweet, the officers who are on stage.Filed as: Houston October shooting

Houston October School: School's statement

The YES Prep Southwest Secondary school sent a short press release by mentioning that the police have a suspect in custody and mentioned that no students have been injured.Like the Twitter account of the Police Department, it was mentioned where the place of delivery would be;Parents are asked not to go to school.

“The police are on the campus with a suspect in custody that opened fire inside the school.No student has been injured.Students have been transported to W.Fuqua and Hiram Clarke, where they can be collected.Please do not lead to school;The roads are blocked by the Houston Police Department.We are collecting information and we will transmit it as soon as we can.”, Said Yes Prep Southwest Secondary.Filed as: Houston October shooting

The declaration of one of the students

ABC 13, informed that one of the students had given statements about what happened in the immediate vicinity and what happened to the moment when one of the shooters entered the school, opening fire against the facilities.In the story, he mentioned that he saw blood and glass broken by the place and that one of his teachers asked him to return to the living room, where they could not see it.

"When I went out, I saw blood and crystals breaking everywhere," said a seventh grade student to the media outlet.“My teachers told me to have left in the classroom where nobody can see you and the officers came and said‘ raised their hands.Go outside, ”he said in the statement.

He was transferred to the hospital

At the moment, it was announced that one of the administrators who work at the school was immediately injured and transferred to the nearest hospital in the area.The students reported that they heard several shots inside the school, so they feared there were more injured.

“A YES PREP Southwest Secondary administrator is at the hospital after a shooting at the Houston Southwest Campus on Friday, the school confirmed.We are in the area where families are meeting with their students.Students say they heard several shots.”, Said Roxie Bustamante, ABC 13 reporter.

Is seriously injured

In the press conference that was made a couple of minutes ago, the head of HPD, Troy Finner, mentioned to the media that the person who was transferred to the hospital is in a serious state and the suspect shot him in the back.Instantly the police arrived, first aid was administered.

“The man entered the school shooting through a glass door at the entrance.He immediately shot at a school employee, hitting the victim on the back, ”said Finner to the media outlet."The officers administered first aid until the paramedics arrived and transported the victim to a hospital at the Texas Medical Center," he said.

They announced the identity of the suspect

According to ABC 13 and the Houston Police Department, who is the suspect who is currently detained and what was the reason why he entered school and shot at libar.HPD's head, Troy Finner said the person in custody is a 25 -year -old black man, who was armed with a rifle.

According to Finner, the suspect, who is a former student, entered school shooting at a closed glass door.Then, the suspect opened fire against a school employee, who was shot in the back.Then, the suspect surrendered without more incidents when the officers responded to the scene, ABC 13 reported

"It could have been much worse"

The Chief of the Police Department, Troy Finner, mentioned the media that met in the waiting area at Hiram Clarke near Anderson Road, that police officers had acted quickly since 'it could have been much worse', so he felt proud of the work they did.

"I am very proud of the rapid response of the officers," said Faf to the present media."It could have been much worse," he reported at the press conference that it was made a couple of minutes ago."There were about 1,000 students at school when the shooting occurred," confessed the police chief.

"It is the world we live in"

Click 2 Houston, reported that Troy Finner, the Chief of Police of the Houston Police Department, that none of the students who were in the immediate vicinity had been injured, but they were praying for the well -being of the administration person who obtaineda shot in the back and is in a serious state.

"I don't think any child or anyone should witness this, but it is the world in which we live," Finner told the present media."The most important thing: many times people don't seek help.For any school or school administrator or any person involved in this, seeks through counseling, ”he concluded.