Texas School Shooting: Female Shooter Dead, At Least One Student Injured, Other Suspect Possibly Still At Large [VIDEO]
A female West Texas high school student died after allegedly shooting a fellow schoolmate on Thursday morning. Initial reports suggest that the suspect died due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The incident happened at the Alpine High School, located in the rather quaint and quiet town of Alpine, which is located about 200 miles southeast of El Paso, Texas. Authorities were promptly called to the scene, and students were immediately evacuated to a safe location.
Despite the quick response and the equally quick yet tragic end to the incident, numerous students stated that the experience had been harrowing.
The female gunman, whose name has not been released, was able to injure her target. Initial reports also point to another suspect in the incident, and thus, another suspect might still be on the loose.
The injured student was quickly taken to a local hospital for treatment.
17-year-old Senior William Butler described the events of the shooting to NBC News. According to Butler, he was taking his pre-calculus classes when people started screaming for everyone to run.
As shock and confusion set in, Butler stated that a teacher immediately ran into his classroom and told all of them to go to a corner and hide. The lights were turned off and doors were also locked. The school was on lockdown.
Butler stated that soon after that, gunshots were heard.
"It was scary, I didn't really know what was going to happen. The cops knocked on the door a little bit later and started to escort everyone out," Butler said.
"When the police escorted us out of the classroom, there was a trail of blood going from the hallway I was going in towards the band hall."
While they were escorted by authorities to a safe location without any incident, Butler stated that everyone was shaken up due to the incident.
Keyshla Vargas, another student, stated that her entire class stuffed themselves into a closet and turned off all their cellphones.
"Our teacher said to be quiet, that this was not a drill," she said. "We heard yelling and then we heard gunshots. One of the guys and me held hands and we started praying together. It was terrifying," Vargas said.
