17-year-old accused of shooting fellow student at Dallas high school charged as an adult
DALLAS — The 17-year-old accused of shooting a fellow student at a high school in southeast Dallas on Friday morning "intentionally and knowingly" brought a revolver to school, the arrest affidavit states.
Charged as an adult, Ja'Kerian 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.
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.
Rhodes-Ewing is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and unlawful carrying a weapon to a prohibited place.
Around 50 students staged a walkout around midday when they returned to campus the following Monday.
Community members are meeting Tuesday night at the Star Missionary Baptist Church looking for solutions to gun violence.