Two separate shootings taking place at
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local high schools here in North Texas,
a certainly shocking development
for parents sending their kids
back to school after spring bre.
One in Dallas and one in Arling.
And in just a matter of hours,
students at Lamar High School
return to class after their 16
year old was killed on Monday.
And we're starting off our team
coverage with Megan Mitchell,
who's live in Arlington this morning.
Megan, they were off yesterday,
but you can only imagine the
nervousness as parents prepare
to send their kids back.
And that's exactly it, guys.
You mentioned spring break.
They barely made it inside the classroom.
And now students are going to be headed
back inside of the school today.
Lamar High School right behind
me here after on Monday,
one student was shot and killed
in the parking lot behind me hee
before school by another studen.
Another student was injured in this as well.
So let's bring you through what happened,
of course, at 7:00 AM right
before it on Monday.
Police say that 16 year old
jashaun Poyer got to school eary
on Monday when another student,
a 15 year old student, shot and killed him.
A teen girl at the school
was injured from shrapnel.
Now the suspect here is
charged with capital murder,
but the family of Deshaun is devastated.
They had moved to Arlington
from Michigan last year.
We spoke exclusively to the mot,
Rashon Jacobs,
who tells us when she got
the call she screamed,
broke down and cried.
For this to happen to him is devastating.
I'm still trying to wrap my
mind around this situation.
Even though I seen him, it's still like.
I'm in disbelief still.
And while students here at Lamar
High School tried to grapple wih
what's happening and of course w
to deal with things like this,
within the last two days,
there was another act of violene
at another school right in
the Dallas Fort Worth area.
And that's where we find WFA's Chris Sodeke.
He is at Thomas Jefferson High
School with what students there
are now dealing with Chris.
Well, again, much like Lamar
High School the day before,
class is cancelled today here at
Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas
after a student was shot on cam.
This happened shortly
after the school day ended,
just about 10 minutes after the
final bell rang on Tuesday.
Sources say that there was a fit
in the parking lot and it ended
when a student was shot in the .
We saw the ambulance taking that
student to the hospital and the
district later sent a notificatn
to parents that the student is
expected to make a full recover.
Police are reviewing surveillane
video right now.
Though no suspect in custody,
the school went into a lockdown,
keeping students who were still in the
building in place until police d
give the go ahead to release th.
We spoke to a student who put in
a very somber yet real way afteo
school shootings in two days in North Texas.
School shootings are look at
this point average you know
they have been recently and.
You know sooner later it's
going to get in there by to you.
And the class is at here at Thos
Jefferson High School and also e
adjacent Walnut Hill Internatiol
Leadership Academy, canceled to.
And when they resume classes on Thursday,
there will be an increased polie
presence as well as mental healh
professionals there to talk to students.
Megan, back to you.
Yeah, Chris, and you know,
this is obviously an ongoing problem.
We've seen it twice in the last three
days here in the Dallas Fort Worth area.
But all across the country we're
seeing school shootings on the .
I think another main point
here we want to ride home is,
is that this has become the nor.
We spoke to a student here at
Lamar High School who said this
feels normal for my generation.
And so we're actually going
to be talking in the next 30
minutes with Doctor Brad Schwal.
He's a child psychologist.
And not only will he maybe gives
some insight as to why this hap.
But especially critical for rigt
now with what so many parents ad
students are dealing with in this area,
is, is how to talk to your kids
about this and how to get them
through times like these.
So right now,
I'm going to send it back
to you guys in the studio.
Yeah. Some very important conversations.
Looking forward to that intervi.
Megan, thanks so much.
There is so much more to be
uncovered in these cases,
including a motive for the
shooting at Lamar High School.
Yeah. But I I definitely think,
you know, they echo how frustrag
it is for parents when you look
at the number of these shooting.
And of course, we want to
keep you informed about this.
We'll update you on air and via the WA app.
On our website as well,
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