Suspected student gunman shot at by police Monday morning at Mesquite school

A student who went into a school in Mesquite with a gun on Monday was in the hospital after he was shot at by police officers, according to a news release from the police department.

Officers were sent to the Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy at 3200 Oates Drive around 8:50 a.m. after reports of a student in an office with a gun that he refused to put down, according to the release.

Mesquite is east of Dallas, about 45 miles from downtown Fort Worth.

Police said the nature of the call was changed to an active shooter call as officers were on the way. It’s not clear from the information released, however, if the student had fired the gun.

Administrators at the school talked with the student to keep him calm until officers arrived, police said in the release.

When police showed up, the student was alone in the office, police said. During negotiations, three officers fired at him, and then he complied with commands and was taken into custody. He was taken to a hospital “for injuries sustained during the incident” and was in stable condition, police said.

Police did not say whether the student aimed a gun at officers or fired any shots. They have not said if or where the officers’ shots struck the student.

The student, a 16-year-old, is not being publicly identified because of his age, according to police.

The three officers have been identified as an eight-year veteran, a five-year veteran and an officer who is in training and has “years of service from another agency.”

The shooting is being investigated by Mesquite criminal investigations, internal affairs and the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, all separate investigations, according to Mesquite police.

No other students or officers were injured, police said.

Police and the Mesquite Fire Department reunited students with families at Northside Baptist at 3130 Moon Drive.

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