According to a Dumas PD Facebook post, Dumas Police Department Officers responded to a group of individuals fighting in the parking lot outside the school facility gates Friday, September 23, 2022.
The group of individuals involved were not students from the school district. While officers were investigating, several gunshots were fired two blocks away from the campus.
The campus was put on lock-down during the football game in progress for the safety of students, school staff and all attendees while officers maintained and secured the area.
Once safe, the lock-down was lifted and all normal activities resumed. No one was injured.
The Dumas Police Department has launched a criminal investigation into the incident.
Anyone with any information regarding the shooting incident, please contact the Dumas Police Department at 870-382-5511.
