Student dead after firearm discharges in vehicle at Dalhart ISD parking lot

DALHART, Texas (KFDA) - A student has died after a firearm was accidentally discharged in a vehicle at Dalhart ISD parking lot.

According to the release from Dalhart ISD, earlier today one student was injured after a firearm accidently discharged in a vehicle on a Dalhart ISD parking lot.

A spokesperson for the Dalhart Independent School District said a child not enrolled at the district went to Dalhart High School to pick up three students for lunch.

That’s when the gun went off.

All campuses were placed under lockdown.

Dalhart ISD says due to this, the Girls basketball playoff game with Idalou has been postponed.

A student has died after a firearm was accidentally discharged in a vehicle at Dalhart ISD... — A student has died after a firearm was accidentally discharged in a vehicle at Dalhart ISD parking lot.(Source: City of Dalhart Police Department)

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