At least 4 injured in Texas school shooting

The suspect of today's school shooting, 18-year-old Timothy Simpkins, is now in custody, Arlington Police Department Assistant Police Chief Kevin Kolbye said at a news conference.

Kolbye said that the suspect will be charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

He also provided an update on the victims of the shooting. He said that one victim, a male student, had surgery and is out. "That is great news," Kolbye said. 

He said that another victim, an adult male, is not in surgery but is in a "good position." Kolbye said that a third victim who was injured is expected to be released soon. 

"So two will remain in the hospital, which continue to make hopefully a speedy recovery," he said. 

Arlington police have identified the suspect of today's school shooting as a student, 18-year-old Timothy George Simpkins, and are asking for the public's help in finding him. 

Simpkins should be considered armed and dangerous, Mansfield Police Chief Tracy Aaron said.

Timberview High School is located in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas and Fort Worth.

The police department shared the suspect's photo:

Police said that they believe the suspect in today’s shooting at Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas, is not on the premises at this time. 

A 911 caller gave police the name of the suspect, Timothy George Simpkins, when calling to report the shooting, according to Arlington Police Department Assistant Police Chief Kevin Kolbye. He said numerous calls came in to report the shooting.

Two police officers from the Mansfield Independent School District were in the school and rendered aid immediately after the shooting, Kolbye said. It’s unclear how the gun made it into the school. 

Kolbye said he believed three of those injured during today’s shooting were students and one was a person who may be a teacher, but he could not confirm those details during a news conference. He did say a pregnant woman fell during the shooting and was treated at the scene but was not transported to the hospital. 

Police are asking for anyone with video of today’s shooting to contact police to share the information they have.

The weapon used by a suspected shooter in a Texas high school will be tracked down, pledged Jeff Boshek, the special agent in charge for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' Dallas Field Division.

The Arlington Police Department said they have identified a suspect and are looking for any information on his whereabouts.

Police have identified a suspect involved in the shooting as Timothy George Simpkins, an 18-year-old who is currently at large.

He is driving a silver, 2018 Dodge Charger with a license plate PFY6260.

"We currently have multiple agencies, including the US Marshals' task force that is looking for this individual. Again, this is a collaborative effort between state, local and federal agencies to bring this person to justice," Arlington, Texas, Police Assistant Chief Kevin Kolbye said at a news conference.

Police consider the suspect armed and dangerous and if seen, people should call 911.

Kolbye said that police believe the shooting happened during a "fight between a student and another individual in a class" at Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas.

He said that there were four victims, one with a minor injury and three were transported to a hospital.

Police and other agencies are currently still performing a "methodical search" of the school and campus "as they were in lockdown, and we're going to try to do an orderly fashion to bring them out of the school to ensure that they are brought to their parents," Kolbye said.

"Once the search is completed, we'll make sure that all the students are transported on a bus on the south side of the school to the Mansfield Independent District Center of Performing Arts at 1110 W Debbie Lane," Kolbye said.

Arlington Police Assistant Chief Kevin Kolbye said that the shooting "is not a random act of violence." 

Asked if he knew how the shooter was able to get the weapon inside the school, Kolbye said, "I do not." 

He did not know if there are metal detectors inside the school.

Four people were hurt in a shooting this morning at Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas, Arlington Police Assistant Chief Kevin Kolbye said during a news conference.

Kolbye said police got a call at 9:15 a.m. local time that there was a shooting on the second floor of the school.

There were four victims, one suffered minor injuries and three were taken to the hospital.

"Currently we have multiple agencies doing a methodical search as they were in lockdown, and we're going to try to do an orderly fashion to bring them out of the school to ensure that they are brought to their parents," he said.

FBI agents from the Dallas Field Office are on the scene of an active shooter situation at Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas, according to an FBI spokesperson. 

Arlington Police is the lead agency, the spokesperson told CNN.

Arlington Police said students will be bused to a parent reunification point once the school is “completely secured."

In a tweet, the police department said that officers will be at the reunification point.