*Event date: 2025-04-15*

Four students were injured in a shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas, Texas, as police searched for the suspect and the district moved to secure the campus.

BNO News reported that the shooting began just after 1 p.m. Tuesday at the high school in southeast Dallas. Officers were called for an active shooter at 5520 Langdon Road, where witnesses said they heard up to seven gunshots. Dallas Fire Rescue confirmed that four people were taken to area hospitals: three who were shot and one who was grazed by a bullet. The injuries included a 17-year-old male student shot in the leg.

The report says the suspect remained at large and police believed the person might be a fellow student, though that had not been confirmed. The fact that the suspect was still being sought means the investigation was still active as students were being evacuated and families tried to reach them. Dallas ISD said the school was secured by 2:12 p.m. and set up reunification at Eagles Stadium, asking parents to bring identification.

The scene described by witnesses was chaotic. Students said they heard screaming as they hid in classrooms or ran into hallways, and some began calling parents for help. Those details matter because they show the immediate fear that spreads through a school when an active-shooter alert is triggered, even before the full scope of the event is known.

The source also says one person suffered serious injuries while the others were non-life-threatening. That is a critical distinction. It means the shooting caused a range of harm, from comparatively minor injury to at least one serious medical case, but the district and emergency responders were able to move quickly enough to account for all four victims.

The report adds that the incident came just over a year after another shooting on campus. That history gives the event added weight because it suggests the school had already lived through a comparable trauma and was once again forced into lockdown and evacuation. Even without additional details on the earlier episode, the repetition is enough to show why the community reaction was likely especially intense.

As of the report, police had not released the identity of the suspect or what led to the shooting. That absence of motive keeps the story focused on what is verified: four injured students, a fast police and district response, and a suspect still being sought.

Dallas Fire Rescue’s confirmation that all four patients were sent to hospitals and that three had gunshot wounds helps anchor the casualty report. Beyond that, the article should not speculate on the shooter’s age, motive or relationship to the school. The evidence packet simply does not support those claims.

For parents, students and staff, the most immediate question is whether the school can return to normal after a second shooting in just over a year. The answer will depend on the investigation, but the public record already shows enough to say the campus was once again shaken by gunfire and emergency response.