DALLAS — A teenager was shot in the leg after reports of gunfire at Wilmer-Hutchins High School prompted a large police response Tuesday afternoon, a Dallas Fire-Rescue source told WFAA.

The source said an active shooter call prompted the response, which was unfolding just after 1 p.m. at Wilmer-Hutchins, which is located on Langdon Road off Interstate 20 in Southeast Dallas. By 1:45 p.m., the active threat had ended, a source told WFAA.

Dallas Independent School District officials confirmed in a statement that police were responding “to a shooting incident” at the school. The school officials asked people to “refrain from coming to the campus” while police responded to the incident.

The Dallas Fire-Rescue source told WFAA that gunshots were reportedly heard inside the building, and one victim — a teen male — was shot in the leg. The source said the victim was in stable condition but no more details about his condition was immediately available.

Helicopter footage from the school showed numerous police vehicles, fire trucks and paramedics in the parking lot areas surrounding the school. Also, footage showed dozens of children running from the school across a grassy area. Crews were dispatched to the scene at 1:06 p.m., according to Dallas Fire-Rescue officials.

Here’s footage from a witness driving by the school as the incident was unfolding:

Tuesday’s incident wasn’t the first emergency response at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in recent memory.

Last year, in April 2024, a shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School left one student injured. 

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