He reportedly failed a drug - alcohol test. Simpkins did not comment after being released from the jail on Thursday, nor did his relatives when they returned to his Arlington home. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. EST Monday at Wakulla United Methodist Church in Crawfordville. Because he spends so much time focusing on his studies, most of his relatives call him the little nerd of the family.. Police say Simpkins, 18, fired a .45 caliber gun and critically . Maroosha Muzaffar. The family of the suspected school shooter in Texas said on Wednesday that he was bullied in the past. ", MRNA vaccines are being injected into our food supply., "Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit or the national debt.". A Texas student opened fire during a fight at his high school Wednesday morning, leaving four people injured, and later surrendered following a manhunt, police said. FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - The 18-year-old who was arrested in the Timberview High School shooting in Arlington last October, has been indicted on three counts of attempted murder. 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. A 15-year-old boy underwent surgery for his injuries and was in critical condition, police said. Anotherhospitalized victim, a teenage girl, was in good condition and expected to be discharged, police said. Police have identified the suspect who is accused of shooting four inside of a Texas high school school Wednesday. 801 3rd St. S Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Simpkins family wrote Thursday online that hed been threatened, beaten and harassed since the beginning of the school year at Timberview High School in Arlington. Police said Simpkins fled from the school after the shooting and they are searching for him. . Attorney Kim T. Cole, speaking for Simpkins parents, blasted reporters outside the jail the next morning for having reported the incident as a standard-issue school shooting, the New York Post reported. Jail records showed Simpkins was in custody at the Tarrant County Jail for about five days before being re-released. Asked what is next for Simpkins after he was released from the jail, his familys civil attorney told the assembled media he needed to finish school. 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Simpkins left the school after the shooting. 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-6260. BREAKING: ATF's Dallas Field Division is on scene at Timberline High School in Mansfield, TX, in response to the shooting event. She sent this video thats out. RELATED: No evidence of bullying? The shooting sent three people, two students and a teacher, to the hospital. Example video title will go here for this video. Four people were injured and three were taken to the hospital after the shooting on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, police said. A second teacher who was pregnant was injured in chaos following the shooting. The suspect was identified as an 18 year old black student named Timothy George Simpkins. The bail and jail details are correct. Fort Worth police have just released dashcam footage of a jackknifing 18-wheeler that smashed into a police cruiser and a disabled vehicle during last month's ice storm. where public records show Simpkins resides with family. 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. The Wm. In addition to striking the 15-year-old who had just pummeled him, the bullets hit another student and a teacher who intervened to break up the fight, police said. 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. Police found Simpkins 2018 silver Dodge Charger at an apartment complex in Grand Prairie. 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. Her nearby school is on lockdown also, and we hear police sirens rushing in. Among them was Calvin Pettit, a 25-year-old English teacher who suffered broken ribs and a collapsed lung, according to his family. The Dallas Morning News reported police were at a home on Harris Ridge Drive, about a mile away from the school, where public records show Simpkins resides with family. Timothy Simpkins, a Black teen shooter, got 1 day in jail and $75,000 bail, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, got 2 months in jail and $2 million bail. The Mansfield ISD called it an active shooter situation. 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.. Managing Editor - Twitter/@SandyMalone_ - Prior to joining The Police Tribune, Sandy wrote the Politics.Net column for the Wall Street Journal and was managing editor of Campaigns & Elections magazine. Save Page Now. Timothy George Simpkins, 18, faces charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and unlawful carry relating to October 2021 school shooting 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. Kolbye said about Simpkins, If anyone comes across this individual please do not make contact with him. He never even returned a blow. (credit: Arlington Police Department). A pregnant teacher was injured after she fell during the incident, but was not hospitalized, officials said. Staff writers Corbett Smith and Tom Steele and researchers Naomi Kaskela, Ana Nio and Erin Sood contributed to this report. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Jeff Boshek, who is the special agent in charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Dallas Field Division, told reporters at a press conference the agency would work to figure out how Simpkins was able to obtain a gun and how he was able to get it into the high school. Hell be in the hospital for a few days but hes going to be fine, she added. Shortly after Simpkins turned himself in, his family faced reporters in front of their home and explained that the 18 year old was carrying a gun for self-defense because he had a history of being bullied at Timberview High School. Police confirm there is an active shooter. District of Columbia Police said Simpkins opened fire in a second floor classroom shortly after 9 a.m. on Oct. 6 following a physical altercation with another student. Timothy George Simpkins, 18, was arrested on three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after the shooting at Timberview High School in Arlington, Assistant Police Chief Kevin Kolbye s We are trying to review the video to where he came out., Aaron added, Be having the victims in your thoughts and prayers. The witness told detectives she entered the classroom and Simpkins and another boy fighting, according to the arrest affidavit. Officers will be at that scene. About 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, a SWAT team executed a search warrant at the home where he lives with his grandmother. His family set up a GoFundMe account, two days after he shot two people at the Arlington school. North Texas is under storm risk levels 2, 3 and 4. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram shared a video students say shows the fight that occurred before the shooting. Obviously, we dont have that yet. Timothy has always been a kind and thoughtful child who loves to learn, the post says. 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. This story has been shared 106,246 times. Students posting on social media say a student was arguing with a teacher before opening fire on the teacher and other students. Lillies husband, George Simpkins, died in 2018 at age 80, according to probate and property records and his obituary. Culley's MeadowWood Funeral Home, Riggins Road Chapel (850-877-8191) is handling arrangements. A teen girl was treated at the hospital for a graze wound and a pregnant teacher who fell and injured herself during the evacuation was treated at the scene, according to police. We've received your submission. Another student was grazed by a bullet and a teacher was shot. 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.. Timothy George Simpkins, 18, faces charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and unlawful carry relating to October 2021 school shooting, Coppell girls' basketball to make its UIL state tournament debut, Coppell Cowgirls girls' basketball to make its UIL state tournament debut, Severe storms likely in DFW Thursday: Timeline, risks and everything you need to know. He was booked in the Arlington jail on three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly . Apparently, the victim . Powered by. The witness then heard three to four gunshots.. Photos that were posted to the now-inactive accounts purport to depict him in his car. Ten days before he was arrested, attorneys for Simpkins had asked the judge to let their client leave his home in order to attend church on Sundays, the Daily Mail reported. Timothy George Simpkins, 18, of Arlington, Texas, was arrested and charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon Wednesday after allegedly pulling out a gun and firing shots during a fight with another student in a second-floor classroom. The picture they painted was of a tortured young man pushed to a breaking point. He also said he did not know how many shots were fired or how long the incident lasted. It is Timothy George Simpkins. 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. Arlington Police/Twitter This story has been shared 106,246 times. A teenager was shot and killed near a high school in northeast Dallas. In Mansfield ISD in Arlington, TX. Simpkins fled the school after the shooting and a massive manhunt was launched. 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. Thank you for everyones help., At the press conference, Kolbye said police received the call around 9:15 a.m. about a shooting on the second floor of Timberview High School. One of the messages contained a vague campus threat. . And I can tell you that one police officer heard the shots, as he was going up there, so I can tell you that they were on the scene quickly responding to this incident and trying to render aid to those that were injured.. We've received your submission. "This is not somebody attacking our schools. Would love your thoughts, please comment. "With all due respect, I am not a member of law enforcement, but the role of law enforcement is not to steer an investigation to fit a particular narrative," Cole said. Grand Prairie police recovered a .45-caliber handgun on England Parkway and federal authorities are trying to determine whether it was used in the shooting. Some of those are already in surgery. A 15-year-old boy remained in critical condition after being shot, police said. Next door neighbor Lorenzo Vasquez, 17, said on Thursday that Simpkins was quiet and kept to himself but loved taking his Charger out to practice drifting, a popular maneuver in which drivers make cars spin sideways by intentionally oversteering. Court records showed that 18-year-old Timothy Simpkins was taken into custody on Dec. 23 after he failed a court-ordered drug/alcohol [] Arlington, TX The Texas school shooter who opened fire on classmates at Timberview High School in October after losing a classroom fight was re-arrested just before Christmas for violating the terms of his bond. .>^ ;^^" y. And there are four victims., Kolbye said, Im here to identify a person of interest right now. Copyright 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All rights reserved. Simpkins social media accounts appear to have been active early Wednesday, but the accounts are no longer available. The video shows a student tackling another student across a classroom through desks. The judge had not yet ruled on that special request. Timothy George Simpkins mugshot. Police say Simpkins opened fire in a classroom on the second floor of Timberview High School, after getting into a fight with another student. Simpkins was taken into custody and charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. All of these occurrences were brought to the attention of school officials, And absolutely nothing was done to protect my son. 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. In the aftermath of the shooting that injured four, several members of the family of Timothy George Simpkins said the 18-year-old had trouble with bullies in the past. (a) (b) He had been bullied in Timberview High School, according to his mother. Attorney Refutes Chief's Claim There's No Evidence of Bullying Prior to Timberview Shooting Attorney says an extensive amount of evidence exists to support the claim that the accused shooter was . . Kevin is a multiple recipient of the Stephen Philbin Award for excellence in legal reporting. 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-6260. Other details about Simpkins were not immediately available. All are paraphrased from newspaper articles. Various family members of Timothy George Simpkins, 18, . e? Please lift those folks up in your prayers. Timothy George Simpkins, 18, . Police still looking for shooter., A mother told CBS 11 News she had spoken to their son who was inside the school when the shooting occurred, He said the doors are locked and the police still havent found the shooter. / CBS Texas. St. Petersburg, FL So, I dont have much information I can give you on the weapon. First published on February 11, 2022 / 2:18 PM. 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. She was born in El Paso, but was raised across the border in Ciudad Jurez, Mexico. (a) He attended Timberview High School in Arlington. A 25-year-old man who was also shot was in good condition, along with a teenage girl who was not struck by gunfire, according to cops. Arlington PD is handling the dissemination of information at this time. He is a Black male 18 years of age. pic.twitter.com/amotxWF6eO, Malik Earnest (@MalikEarnest) October 6, 2021, Arlington Police tweeted, All Parents -@mansfieldisd is setting up a parent reunification point at the Center for Performing Arts located at 1110 W. Debbie. Simpkins turned himself in to authorities at about 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, and with an attorney, he spoke with detectives. Kolbye said a 911 caller identified Simpkins as the suspected shooter. Court records show 18-year-old Timothy Simpkins was arrested Thursday for a bond violation. We believe this was a student who got into a fight." Laniog Band of this place, will hold a social in Gouldey'a Grove on Park avenue Saturday evening July 10, The Scullville Cornet Band of Scullville, and the Ringgold Band of Atlantic City are expected to be present, bringing :vr^' A V^=;' o .^v^ '. The states deadliest school shooting occurred in May 2018 when a then-17-year-old armed with a shotgun and pistol at Santa Fe High School fatally shot 10 people, most of whom were students. Timothy George Simpkins is wanted after a shooting at Mansfield Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas, police say. What we believed happened preliminary is that there was a fight between the student and another individual in a class and a gun was used. On . Its unclear what led to his return to public school. 2023 FOX Television Stations, Dollar Tree fined $254,478 by feds after what they found in this East Texas store, Plano short-term rental owner apologizes for weekend shooting, Arlington Martin High basketball team players punished after fight during last week's game. Police warn of consequences for students, amid rise in social media threats against North Texas schools, No evidence of bullying? He turned himself in later that day after police said he was wanted for the shooting. Carol Harrison Lafayette, a relative speaking for the family, said Wednesday that Simpkins is an outgoing, well-liked, loving person, who was excited to graduate from high school. Arlington Chief of Police Al Jones said bullying was not a factor in the shooting and that Simpkins was involved in "high-risk activity." 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. News reports initially linked the shooting to Simpkins being bullied at school, but the police chief later said bullying was not a factor. He was booked in jail on $75,000 bail and expected to appear before a judge at 6 p.m. local time Wednesday. The shooting happened after a fight in one of the schools' classrooms. Carol Harrison Lafayette, acting as spokeswoman for the family, said Simpkins had also been robbed twice at the high school, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. Police say Simpkins opened fire in a classroom on the second floor of Timberview High School, after getting into a fight with another student. The fourth victim, a pregnant district employee, fell during the shooting, NBC-DFW reported. Alleged Timberview High School shooter Timothy George Simpkins was released from the Tarrant County Jail after posting bond. Contradicting police, attorneys for alleged Timberview High School shooter double down on bullying claims, Police chief: Bullying played no role in Timberview High School shooting, 15-year-old shot at Timberview High School released from hospital, Timberview High School adds metal detector wands following shooting, Timberview High School students return to class for first time since shooting, Family of 15-year-old Timberview High School shooting victim asks for prayers, Timberview High School shooting suspect bonds out of jail, Family of Timberview High School shooting suspect says he was being bullied, Timberview High School shooting leaves four injured; suspect arrested. We need to bring this to a safe resolution and thats what our goal is., My daughter just texted me that there was a school school shooting at Timberview H.S. Timothy George Simpkins was taken into custody without incident, the Arlington Police Department tweeted. The 1,900-student school, part of the Mansfield Independent School District, was placed on lockdown until authorities gave the all clear around 11 a.m. local time. His bail was set at $75,000, according to jail records. If convicted of the most serious charge, first-degree intentional homicide in one of the shootings, Rittenhouse would face a mandatory sentence of life in prison. According to WFAA, police were seen investigating in the neighborhood where Simpkins lives. Timothy George Simpkins is an 18-year-old Texas student who is the suspect arrested in a shooting at Mansfield Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas. Simpkins fled the school after the shooting and later that afternoon, accompanied by his attorney, surrendered to Arlington police. !, r* A ^-..c,^' ** V / 1*.-^'. The officers who beat Tyre Nichols targeted him because he was allegedly dating one of their wives. Right in the middle of my discussion of the Battle of Yorktown. Timothy Simpkins turned himself in to police following a school shooting at Timberview High School Credit: AP. We do have a suspect who is identified. 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. Director: Michael B. Jordan | Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, Wood Harris. That was not the situation here.". (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) A 17-year-old Chicago-area drug dealer stabbed a 15-year-old to death over some weed. Detectives have started interviewing 18-year-old Timothy George Simpkins, who will be charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, Assistant Police Chief Kevin Kolbye said. Timothy George Simpkins, 18, is also charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of unlawful carrying of a weapon in a prohibited place. Simpkins turned himself Wednesday afternoon after officials launched a manhunt for the Timberview High School student accused of firing a .45 caliber gun during a fight with another student. Timothy George Simpkins was later identified as the suspected shooter and was taken into custody. The fundraiser included a long statement written by the shooter's mother, who commented on a video that was released on social media showing a fight between Simpkins and Selby prior to the shooting. All three shooting victims are reported to be in good condition. 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. The suspect, 18-year-old Timothy Simpkins, was later taken into custody on three counts of aggravated assault with a gun, police said. However, in this situation, this was not someone who was just out to go and shoot a school and had made up their mind [and said,] You know hey Im upset and Im just going to shoot anyone I see.. . Votes: 48 By Kevin Downey Jr. 7:11 PM on December 16, 2021. -> 0^ e^^r. The mother wrote: "Many of you have seen the video of the brutal beating Timothy Simpkins received. 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. He faces three counts of . The arrest warrant for Simpkins said a witness told police that she heard a teacher yelling for help and went to assist her, WFAA reported. ARLINGTON, Texas - The Arlington teenager accused of injuring four people during a school shooting is back behind bars. Kolbye added, We currently have multiple agencies, including the U.S. Simpkins was released from the Tarrant County jail in Fort Worth on Oct. 7, 2021, the day after the school shooting, after paying a $75,000 bond. After his arrest in October, Simpkins was released from custody on bail. He fought back on Wednesday by pulling a handgun from his backpack and firing at his alleged attacker in an Arlington high school classroom. Cellphone data used to arrest the Idaho quadruple-murder suspect proves that criticism of the 2000 Mules movies use of cell data is unfounded. Timothy George Simpkins is an 18-year-old Texas student who is the suspect arrested in a shooting . I havent been able to reach my son for 20 minutes. pic.twitter.com/npaNVBDXRp, Arlington Police, TX (@ArlingtonPD) October 6, 2021. held at 10 o'clock this morning at the residence of his mother, Mrs. Evelyn Bentley, at 1263 Euclid. 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. 2 min read. On October 6, 2021, four people at Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas were injured during a school shooting. 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. 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. 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