Dallas High School Student Shoots Himself While In Campus, Metal Detector To Blame?

A 15-year-old student accidentally shot himself inside his school in Dallas on Monday morning. The teenager was immediately taken to the hospital and reportedly has no life-threatening injuries.

Revolver Shot Within Campus

Fox 4 News reported that the young student injured himself using a revolver inside the Kimball High School as per the records of the Dallas police. The 15-year-old male student accidentally fired the gun after his first period.

The incident raised concerns on the security of the school after the teenage boy was able to carry a gun inside the educational facility without getting detected. The Dallas Morning News said the .22 caliber pistol was placed inside the student's pocket when it went off while he was with his classmates.

It was noted that the boy got hit on his leg and hand causing him serious but not life-threatening injuries. Asked how the student was able to get the gun inside the school, Dallas ISD Police Chief Craig Miller said he arrived at an "odd time" in the morning for a parent-teacher conference in the school.

Metal Detectors Fail

"The metal detectors are monitored differently after school starts," Miller said, but was unable to explain why the student had a gun with him. "I really don't know right now. It's part of the ongoing investigation."

According to NBC 5, the student is now facing mandatory expulsion from the school. Authorities said they are still considering what charges will be filed against him and his parents.

Safety Concerns From Parents

Parents of other students also showed up at the school after the incident raising concern about the safety of their kids. They expressed fear that the boy could have harmed his 25 other classmates who were with him when the gun went off.

Parent Lashell Booker told Fox 4 News that there should always be a guard on the metal detectors of the school to avoid incidents like this. "I understand that it was a parent conference. It was after hours, after the kids got into school, but this needs to happen all the time," Booker said.