HPD: Former student shot administrator at Yes Prep Southwest
Source: KHOU
HPD: Former student shot administrator at Yes Prep Southwest
Houston police said the suspect is a 25-year-old man who was armed with a rifle. He was a former student of the school, police confirmed.
HOUSTON — At least one person is in custody and one person taken to the hospital after a shooting at YES Prep Southwest Secondary in southwest Houston. YES Prep officials confirmed it was an administrator who was injured. At 2 p.m., school officials said the employee was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. That administrator is expected to be released later today.
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Details from HPD on school shooting
HPD Chief Troy Finner said his department received calls about the shooting shortly before noon. Police initially thought they were dealing with an active shooter situation but when they arrived on scene, they learned there was only one suspect involved and one injured. Finner said a 25-year-old man armed with a rifle walked up to the front door of the campus. The door was locked so the suspect shot through the glass door, The shooter then came across an employee and shot the employee, a man, in the back, Finner said.
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