13-05-2025
Rescheduled plea hearing for alleged 2024 Wilmer-Hutchins High School shooter to take place Tuesday
The alleged teen gunman in a 2024 shooting at Dallas ISD's Wilmer-Hutchins High School is set to appear in court on May 13.
Ja'Kerian Rhodes-Ewing, who was 17 years old at the time of the shooting on April 12, 2024, was initially set to appear in a Dallas County courtroom on April 22 for a plea hearing. About two hours after the hearing was supposed to take place, it was rescheduled for May 6. Now, it's scheduled for May 13.
Rhodes-Ewing allegedly shot another student in the leg with a Pink Lady 38 revolver inside a Wilmer-Hutchins High School classroom after a dispute.
A witness quoted in the affidavit told Rhodes-Ewing to leave the classroom and the building "to prevent further harm to the victim and others." No other injuries were reported from the shooting.
Rhodes-Ewing fled from the campus and was later found on Langdon Rd., near Wilmer-Hutchins Athletic Stadium. Police found the revolver hidden in a semi-wooded area nearby.
The now 18-year-old remains in the Dallas County Jail with one charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and unlicensed carrying a weapon in prohibited places. His bond is set at $200,000.
According to paperwork from Dallas County, Rhodes-Ewing could enter a guilty plea. The hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m.
Dallas ISD said it had strengthened security measures since the shooting.
2025 Wilmer-Hutchins High School shooting
Several people were hospitalized after a shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas on April 15, authorities said.
According to Dallas Fire-Rescue, there were a total of five victims - four directly from the shooting and the fifth indirectly impacted by the incident with anxiety-related symptoms.
Tracy Haynes Jr. is currently being held in the Dallas County Jail on six counts of aggravated assault mass shooting. Five charges are for $500,000 and one charge is for $600,000. His total bond is $3.1 million, according to Dallas County court records.
