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Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Second shooting at Dallas high school in a year injures four students
A suspect is being sought after opening fire in a Dallas high school Tuesday, officials said, that injured four students in the second shooting incident at the school in just over a year. The shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in south Dallas occurred just past 1 p.m. Tuesday, and Dallas Independent School District officials provided limited details about the incident. The four students were taken to two nearby hospitals, officials said, but did not disclose the extent of their injuries. Christina Smith, Dallas ISD's assistant police chief, said at a 5 p.m. news conference that the shooter had not been apprehended yet, but that officials know the suspect's identity. The gun used in the shooting was brought into the school outside of 'normal intake hours,' officials said, but they did not specify what type of gun was used. Wilmer-Hutchins is equipped with metal detectors, and students are required to have clear backpacks. Almost exactly a year before Tuesday's shooting, another Wilmer-Hutchins student was shot in the leg in a classroom. The shooter was a 17-year-old student, and the district was criticized in the weeks following for allowing the gun to enter the school despite the security measures in place. 'Quite frankly, this is becoming way too familiar, and it should not be familiar,' Dallas ISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde said during the news conference. Smith described the investigation as 'fluid' and said more details would be released later. Wilmer-Hutchins will be closed for the rest of the week, and Elizalde said the school would provide mental health resources to students. Nearby Wilmer-Hutchins Elementary School also was locked down, but there was no danger to the school and it will be open Wednesday. Elizalde said she spoke with Gov. Greg Abbott in the hours after the shooting, and Abbott released a statement Tuesday evening stating his office would provide the resources necessary to 'arrest the criminals involved and bring them to justice.' Tickets are on sale now for the 15th annual Texas Tribune Festival, Texas' breakout ideas and politics event happening Nov. 13–15 in downtown Austin. Get tickets before May 1 and save big! TribFest 2025 is presented by JPMorganChase.
CBS News
05-02-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Eagles' DeVonta Smith nearly quit football. Now, he could win the Super Bowl in his home state.
Long before DeVonta Smith was a star wide receiver in the NFL, he was a five-star recruit as a high school football player in Louisiana. Smith grew up in Amite City, about 73 miles from New Orleans, where the Eagles wideout and the rest of the Birds will face the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday at the Caesars Superdome. "A humble young man, yes sir, no sir," Zephaniah Powell, the Amite High School head football coach, said. "Family-oriented, team-oriented, community-oriented. So Philadelphia definitely has a gem." Amite High Magnet School is where Smith became a football star in his hometown. The city has a population of 4,000. Christina Smith, DeVonta's mother, helped him become who he is today. She still lives outside Amite and works as a social worker, something that helped shape her son. "It was hard for him knowing that I was going into unfamiliar territory and taking children from their parents," Christina Smith said. Now, DeVonta Smith is a parent himself, and another child is on the way. But before the world knew Devonta Smith as the "Slim Reaper" or "Tay Tay" as he's known at home, he nearly said no thanks. "Actually, ninth grade, when he was at practice one day, he got hit very hard," Christina Smith said. "He thought about quitting. And at that time, my cousin was his coach, and he said he wasn't letting him quit. He went back out there, and we're glad he did." From there, DeVonta Smith rose to stardom in the football world. At the University of Alabama, he won two National Championships, became the first wide receiver to win the Heisman Trophy in nearly 30 years, and became a top 10 pick in the NFL draft when the Eagles selected him in 2021. Now, he's one win away from an incredible milestone. Christina Smith is feeling stressed, but she said she knows her son has been under the bright lights in big games plenty of times before. "This is not your first championship game," she said. "Although it is the biggest game, the Super Bowl. But you know what it takes, do what you always do, play hard. Let's get that win. Go Birds!"
