High schooler accused of killing fellow student on campus in Arlington, Texas

Police accidental a 17-year-old has been arrested connected a execution warrant aft fatally shooting a schoolmate connected the field of an Arlington, Texas, precocious school

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Police accidental a 17-year-old has been arrested connected a execution warrant aft fatally shooting a schoolmate connected the field of an Arlington, Texas, precocious school.

The slain pupil was identified arsenic 18-year-old Etavian Barnes by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office.

Barnes was recovered unresponsive with aggregate gunshot wounds Wednesday day extracurricular portable buildings connected the field of Bowie High School, according to Arlington Police Chief Al Jones.

No different injuries were reported.

The suspect, who was besides a pupil astatine the school, was arrested a abbreviated clip aboriginal adjacent the campus, according to Jones, who said the 2 seemingly knew each other.

“We're inactive aboriginal connected successful our investigation, our detectives are moving to find a motive,” Jones said.

Jones said the shooting was reported astir 2:50 p.m., soon earlier classes were scheduled to beryllium dismissed, and the schoolhouse was placed connected lockdown for astir 2 hours earlier students were allowed to leave.

Arlington Independent School District Superintendent Matt Smith said classes astatine the schoolhouse are canceled for Thursday.

“Honestly, I'm astatine a nonaccomplishment for words by this tragedy,” Smith said. “Schools are expected to beryllium a spot of learning and growth” but that was interrupted by what helium called “senseless violence.”

Smith said counselors volition beryllium disposable to students and unit erstwhile classes resume.