And were going to try to do an orderly fashion to bring them out of the school to ensure they are brought to their parents., He told reporters, We want to continue to make sure that we lock down our students to make sure they are safe. The 15-year-old student seen fighting with Simpkins in the video later identified as Zacchaeus Selby was shot four times and had to have multiple surgeries prior to his release from the hospital. I have a high confidence it was only one shooter at this school. When asked how Simpkins was able to escape from the school and whether the chaos played a factor, Kolbye said, There is video. We do have a suspect who is identified. Details of the fathers death were not immediately available. Hell be in the hospital for a few days but hes going to be fine, she added. ", MRNA vaccines are being injected into our food supply., "Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit or the national debt.". Timothy Simpkins turned himself in to police following a school shooting at Timberview High School Credit: AP. Powered by. The witness then heard three to four gunshots.. Timothy has always been a kind and thoughtful child who loves to learn, the post says. Personal finance website WalletHub released their rankings of 2023s Happiest Cities in America, and even the happiest Texas cities lagged behind some from other states. His family claimed he was being bullied but the Arlington police chief said he does not believe bullying played any role in the shooting. The shooting occurred during a fight, . A fourth person was injured . Praying pic.twitter.com/m90QzZUfTz, Nerissa Knight (@nerissaknight) October 6, 2021, A video that is circulating on social media shows the moments when shots were fired inside Timberview High School. Police confirm there is an active shooter. Police say Simpkins, 18, fired a .45 caliber gun and critically . He was released on bond Thursday from the Tarrant County jail and returned to his Arlington home with family members, without commenting to reporters. The school shooting occurred shortly after a fight broke out in a second-story classroom Wednesday morning, police said. Police identified 18-year-old Timothy George Simpkins as the suspect who opened fire at Timberview High School. We have a car that he is currently driving, that we believe he is driving, it is a 2018 silver Dodge Charger license plate PFY-6260.. Police allege Simpkins brought a gun to school and at some point, during or after that fight, got a 45-caliber handgun and started shooting. A post pushing back against the prosecution of Kyle Rittenhouse, the white teen awaiting a jury verdict in his Wisconsin shooting case, implies that a Black suspect got more favorable treatment in a less publicized shooting. Rittenhouse, then 17, traveled across state lines from his home in Antioch, Ill., about 20 miles to Kenosha, site of violent protests over a police shooting days earlier. Court records showed that 18-year-old Timothy Simpkins was taken into custody on Dec. 23 after he failed a court-ordered drug/alcohol [] GoFundMe took down an account that friends and family of accused Timberview High School shooter Timothy Simpkins had set up hoping to raise thousands to help the 18-year-old deal with the trauma of his father's death. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. EST Monday at Wakulla United Methodist Church in Crawfordville. Updated at 5 p.m.: Revised to include a comment from an attorney for Timothy Simpkins' family. We are currently in lockdown. Police allege Simpkins brought a gun to school and at some point, during or after that fight, got a 45-caliber handgun and started shooting. . Selbys family said the boy was shot in the arm, leg, chest, and stomach, and spent an extended time in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on a ventilator in a drug-induced coma while surgeons tried to fix the damage cause by Simpkins bullets. First published on February 11, 2022 / 2:18 PM. A .45 handgun believed to be the weapon fired by Simpkins was recovered in the middle of a Grand Prairie street, police said. This is not a random act of violence. A Tarrant County Grand Jury returned the indictments on Friday, Feb. 11 regarding the Oct. 6, 2021 shooting. He came back later, pulled a gun, shot the kid who beat him up, and shot two others in the process. Calvin Pettit, a . Official govt docs expose Michelle Obamas 14 year history as a man., "Woody Harrelsons 60 seconds in the middle of his monologue was cut out of the edits released after the show., BREAKING Trump preps Marines to stop presidential coup.. Please call 911 if you know the whereabouts of 18-year old Timothy George Simpkins who may be driving a 2018 Silver Dodge Charger with license plate PFY . On Oct. 6, 2021, police said Simpkins was involved in a fight in a classroom when he pulled out a gun and opened fire injuring students Shaniya McNeely and Zacchaeus Selby and teacher Calvin Pettit. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Culley's MeadowWood Funeral Home, Riggins Road Chapel (850-877-8191) is handling arrangements. Washington, DC We have Grand Prairie Police Department, the Mansfield Police Department, Arlington Police Department and other SWAT teams that are methodically going through these rooms and releasing these children to make sure they are safe. He had been in custody since surrendering to police in his hometown of Antioch, Ill., on Aug. 26, 2020, the day after the Kenosha shooting. Our hearts go out to those who are injured today and all the students who went through a traumatic incident at the school.. breaking up the fight Simpkins was involved in. Sign up to our daily newsletter so you don't miss out on the latest events surrounding law enforcement! Example video title will go here for this video. 1800 I Street NW LAST SERVICES TODAY FOR STABBING VICTIM Funeral services for Henry C. Bentley, 50 year old cripple, of Doraville,.slain Saturday night in a fight in a down town alley, . Her nearby school is on lockdown also, and we hear police sirens rushing in. This is not somebody attacking our schools. Simpkins was released to home confinement with a GPS monitor on a $75,000 bond on Oct. 7, one day after he shot multiple people inside his Arlington high school. "Unusual cancers are exploding right into stage 4" and those cancer cells have the spike protein. Simpkins posted a $75,000 bond the next day and was freed provided he remain confined at home, that he does not have possession of any firearms, and that he stay away from the victims. But within hours, he retained an attorney who drove him to the police station,where he was handcuffed in the parking lot,authorities said. \ ^: --/ ' I-''\ P>^ il :2sta vA HISTORY OF 1 RINCETON MASSAGIIVSETTS Class ___/_24' Book. Votes: 48 RELATED: No evidence of bullying? Arlington Police Assistant Chief Kevin Kolbye said at a press conference, We believe there was a fight between a student and another individual that led to the gunfire. The teen turned himself in later the same day at an Arlington police station, KTVT reported. Said Cole: "This is not someone who was just out to go and shoot up the school and had made up their mind -- 'Hey, I am upset, and I am going to shoot anyone I see.' "In the month since Republicans took the House majority," they are trying to "impose a 30% tax on everything. The video can be seen above. Students will eventually be bused to that location after the school is completely secured., Kolbye said multiple agencies were doing a methodical search of the school. Kolbye said about Simpkins, If anyone comes across this individual please do not make contact with him. He had turned himself in the day before on three charges of aggravated assault after police said he was wanted for the shooting Wednesday morning at Timberview. Timothy Simpkins, a teenager accused of shooting three people inside Mansfield Timberview High School in October 2021, is now facing multiple attempted murder charges related to the shooting. His case is pending, with a court date scheduled for Dec. 10, 2021. 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Director: Michael B. Jordan | Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, Wood Harris. She was born in El Paso, but was raised across the border in Ciudad Jurez, Mexico. This story has been shared 106,246 times. Mr Simpkins' bail is set at $75,000. His bail was set at $75,000, according to jail records. Two people were killed and a third was wounded in the shooting involving Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, during violent protests in Kenosha, Wis. No one died in the Texas school shooting involving a Black teen, Timothy Simpkins, that left three people wounded. . Praying.. A fight between two students was broken up before one retrieved a gun from his backpack and fired . A pregnant woman who was also injured in the shooting was treated and released at the school. Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy. A social media video circulating appears to show someone resembling Simpkins being punched repeatedly by another student, but police said they couldnt verify its accuracy. The Wm. The suspected teenage school shooter who allegedly injured four people when he opened fire at a high school was slapped with a number of charges Wednesday as police released a mugshot of him following his arrest, a report said. The suspect, Timothy George Simpkins, 18, was . RELATED: Police warn of consequences for students, amid rise in social media threats against North Texas schools. February 11, 2022 / 2:18 PM Timothy Simpkins, 18, turned himself in to the police on Wednesday after the shooting. Last week, Arlington's police chief said shooting suspect, 18-year-old Timothy Simpkins, was not being bullied, but he was involved in "high-risk behavior" outside of the classroom. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. He said several other phone calls came in to 911 about the same time. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Various family members of Timothy George Simpkins, 18, . News reports initially linked the shooting to Simpkins being bullied at school, but the police chief later said bullying was not a factor. 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The video shows a student tackling another student across a classroom through desks. Adonis has been thriving in both his career and family life, but when a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy resurfaces, the face-off is more than just a fight. That was not the situation here. The witness told detectives she entered the classroom and Simpkins and another boy fighting, according to the arrest affidavit. Boshek added, As a law enforcement officer and then as a parent with a student in Arlington ISD, this is kind of your scariest moment when this happens not only with what you do for your job but when you have a wife who is a teacher and several kids that go to school in the district., A teacher at the school, Dale Topham, wrote on Facebook, Shots fired at Timberview HS in Mansfield ISD in Arlington, TX. Police allege Simpkins brought a gun to school and at some point, during or after that fight, got a 45-caliber handgun and started shooting. Arlington police chief speaks at Mansfield ISD community meeting on Timberview High School shooting. According to WFAA, police were seen investigating in the neighborhood where Simpkins lives. Later that month, however, Arlington Police Chief Al Jones said investigators had found no evidence the suspect was bullied, and instead found that Simpkins was involved in some high-risk activity. Simpkins' attorney refuted the chief's claim. So its just a customary process that we will do to make sure that everybody is safe before we get them out on the buses., READ NEXT: TikTok Star Shot & Killed Friend While Playing With Gun: Police, Timothy George Simpkins: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. His family set up a GoFundMe account, two days after he shot two people at the Arlington school. Kevin has worked for The Dallas Morning News since 2003, and he has covered federal criminal courts for the past six years. To all the victims families, youre in our thoughts and prayers., Kolbye said he did not know if there were metal detectors at the school. Recently he was ambushed by a group of young males outside of school, stripped of his clothing in front of a crowd of onlookers, and robbed of his money and possessions, the familys Facebook post says. e? Kevin has been a journalist for 26 years. Timothy Simpkins, 18, allegedly shot Zacchaeus Selby, 15, four times with a .45-caliber handgun during a fight that broke out at Timberview High School in Arlington on Wednesday. A Tarrant County grand jury on Friday true billed the aggravated assault charges filed last year and added four more charges, including three charges of attempted murder and one charge of unlawful carrying of a weapon in a prohibited place, the school which is in the city limits of Arlington but part of the neighboring Mansfield ISD. At least three people were injured in the incident and were taken to local hospitals. I also want to say with certainty that Mr. Simpkins is involved in high-risk activity, and that high-risk activity led to the disagreement within the community.. Kevin is a multiple recipient of the Stephen Philbin Award for excellence in legal reporting. An 18-year-old suspect was in custody after a shooting Wednesday morning at Timberview High School in Arlington that left four people injured one of them critically as hundreds This is a collaborative effort between state, local and federal agencies to bring this person to justice. Mansfield Police Chief Tracy Aaron said at the press conference, Theres going to be continued searches for our suspect. Timothy Simpkins, a teenager accused of shooting three people inside Mansfield Timberview High School in October 2021, is now facing multiple attempted murder charges related to the shooting. Attorneys for the 18 year old demanded that reporters change the narrative of the incident. 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