‘Active shooter incident’ occurred at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas, officials say

WILMER – Authorities responded to a “confirmed active shooter incident” Friday morning at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in southeast Oak Cliff, officials said.

Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans said crews responded just after 10:35 a.m. to the school in the 5500 block of Langdon Road. A Dallas police call log showed nine units also responded to the school about 10:45 a.m.

One person was taken to a hospital, Evans said. Their condition was unclear.

In a statement posted on X, Dallas ISD officials said all students and team members were safe as of 11:13 a.m.

District officials said police were staying on-site to ensure the “school remains secure.”

The district is also asking families and the rest of the public to refrain from going to the campus while the district goes through its process for the situation, district spokeswoman Robyn Harris told The Dallas Morning News.

Harris said parents should rely on school officials to receive information, adding that she was heading to the campus.

“We do not want parents to feel any sort of fear or alarm as we understand that it can be,” Harris said. “But right now we want them to know ... everyone is safe. There is no current threat. And we will plan to share more information as soon as we kind of understand a bit more.”

Harris said she anticipates that as more information is available, and police finish their work, parents will have the opportunity to reunite with their children. Harris said she spoke with the school’s principal, who she said sounded calm, which is reassuring.

“That also gives me even more confidence that the students and staff there, the team that was there, are in great hands,” Harris said.

“While there is something that did transpire, I have every bit of confidence that it was done in a way that was handled with care.”