ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- 18-year-old Timothy Simpkins, who was arrested in the Timberview high school shooting in Arlington last October has been indicted on three counts of attempted murder, three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of unlawful carrying of a weapon in a prohibited place.
On October 6th, Police say Simpkins opened fire in a classroom after viral video showed him being beaten up by another student. That resulted in three people, including a teacher going to the hospital. No one was killed.
In the aftermath of the shooting, Simpkins’ family alleged that he had been a victim of bullying. While his mother and grandmother did not condone the fact that he brought a gun to school, they said that he was trying to protect himself.
15-year old Zacchaeus Selby was the most seriously wounded during the shooting. Also injured was a 25-year old teacher, Calvin Pettitt and another student who was grazed by a bullet.
Meantime, the Arlington Police Department has reported that their investigation into the shooting and circumstances surrounding found no evidence that he had been bullied and that Simpkins was engaged in quote “high risk behavior” which led to the shooting.