ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Authorities say an 18-year-old opened fire inside a Dallas-area high school, leaving four people injured before fleeing.
The shooting happened at Timberview High School in Arlington, which is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.
Authorities say the shooting happened after a fight broke out in the school.
Police are searching for the suspected shooter, whom they identified as Timothy George Simpkin.
They say he might be driving a 2018 Silver Dodge Charger with license plate PFY-6260.
Arlington Assistant Police Chief Kevin Kolbye says two of the four injured people were shot.
Three of the four were taken to hospitals and the other person refused treatment.
BREAKING: Multiple people wounded after shooting at Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas, police tell @NBCDFW. https://t.co/D4kntnw7WC
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