A 16-year-old who brought a gun to school was shot by police at Pioneer Technology and Art Academy in Mesquite earlier this month.
Mesquite police released portions of body camera video and 911 calls from the shooting at a Mesquite charter school earlier this month.On Feb. 19 at 8:49 a.m., police were called to Pioneer Technology and Art Academy, a charter school in Mesquite, after an administrator said a 16-year-old student brought a gun to school.She calmly explained the student was in her office with a gun in his hands, refusing to put it down."A student just pulled a gun.
Police say he's facing the officers with the handgun raised toward them in a shooter's stance. The video then shows three Mesquite officers opening fire.Police fired 19 shots, hitting the student in the leg. The student did not fire a shot.Police say the suspect stayed inside the office, before agreeing to come out. He was then taken into custody.A Rossi .38 Special revolver was found by investigators.The 16-year-old was taken to the hospital for treatment and released later that day.
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