At approximately 1:23 a.m., Irving ISD security officers contacted the Irving Police Department to report a burglary in progress at Farine Elementary School, located at 615 Metker Street Irving, Texas. Security personnel observed a male suspect inside the school via their security video system. Multiple Irving Police patrol units responded and a perimeter around the school was quickly established.
Officers were conducting a search of an inner courtyard area when they encountered a male juvenile suspect. As officers prepared to take the suspect into custody, he began to resist arrest. In the course of attempts to gain control of suspect, an officer unintentionally discharged a single round from his duty pistol. The round struck an exterior wall and did not cause injury to any person. The suspect was evaluated by Irving Fire Department personnel for minor abrasions and cuts to his head unrelated to the discharged round.
The suspect was released back to police custody at the scene and taken to the Irving City Jail on a charge of Burglary of a Building. A hammer and a backpack containing stolen property were found in proximity to the encounter with the suspect. Due to the suspect’s age, his identity cannot be released. WBAP-AM reported that the teen is 16-years-old.
"We thank the Irving ISD security team and the Irving Police Department for working around the clock to keep our schools safe," the district's spokesperson, Lesley Weaver, told Channel 11.
Classes at Farine Elementary School will resume as scheduled on Wednesday, January 20.
