Student arrested in fatal shooting at Texas school

A student opened fire at a Dallas-area school Monday morning, killing one student and injuring another before being arrested on a capital murder charge, police said. The shooting began on a high school campus in the suburb of Arlington around 6:55 a.m., before many students arrived for the first day back to classes after the spring break.

Chief Al Jones, Arlington Police Department said "They located a male student with apparent gunshot wound. That student was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition. It is with great sadness that I announce that the student has died from his injuries. A female student who was in the area was grazed by gunfire and suffered non-life threatening injuries, she was transported to a hospital by adult male that was nearby.

Witnesses were able to call 911 dispatch with a good description of the shooter. As officers were responding to the scene, they located an individual that matched that description. The officers surrounded the individual and took them into custody without incident. The suspect is a juvenile male, so we will not be able to release his name.

But I can tell you he has been charged with capital murder and additional charges are pending." Investigators recovered a gun used in the shooting but the shooter's motive and where he got the weapon remain unclear.Arlington Independent School District spokeswoman said the school went into lockdown during the shooting but school buses and other arriving students were diverted from the campus before classes were set to begin.