One person was shot on Saturday night after an 81-year-old man opened fire during a band performance at Pasadena Memorial High School, according to a Pasadena ISD spokesperson.
The gunman was swiftly captured by police, who said he had nothing to do with the school or the event.
School officials said that no pupils were hurt and recognized the victim as a young guy. The victim was a technical consultant for percussion at Angleton High School, according to Angleton ISD.
The shooter entered the high school through a rear entrance as the Texas Color Guard Circuit drum line competition was taking place on the Pasadena ISD campus, according to Fox 26. He is now being held.
An event with hundreds of local high school musicians had to be canceled due to the incident.
According to Pasadena police, he was caught by a watchful parent after hiding behind a pillar and firing at least one round from a small caliber firearm in a hallway leading to the auditorium.
According to district spokesperson Art Del Barrio, the suspect, who had nothing to do with the contest, was swiftly taken into custody by a number of bystanders and Pasadena ISD police officers.
They added that at the time of the shooting, 43 students, two band directors, and the consultant were departing the Pasadena Memorial competition. All forty-three children were safely returned to Angleton without any injuries, according to the district.
We are praying and thinking of all those impacted. “I am extremely proud of our employees, district and city police officers, and community members who made sure that no more harm could have happened,” stated district spokesperson Art Del Barrio.
Students and employees, including those from other sites that might have been affected, will be able to return to school on Monday. Counselors will be on campus Monday morning for impacted students, according to Angleton ISD.
The district plans to bolster school safety procedures by hiring more security guards next week in reaction to the incident.
Unfortunately, in school shootings, safety precautions haven’t always worked. A recent revelation claims that Solomon Henderson’s gun was not recognized by Antioch High School’s artificial intelligence system that detects weapons before to his murderous rampage.
The shooting claimed the lives of Henderson, who killed himself, and a 16-year-old girl.
The Omnilert software is an add-on for the camera network on all MNPS campuses, a Metro Nashville Public Schools spokeswoman told the Tennessean.
In February 2023, the district spent over $1 million on the software after the MNPS board approved a contract.
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