Not reported yet is what kind of holster, if any at all. They don't believe he had malicious intent, just a parent picking up a child and being cautious, maybe considering the news recently. https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/man-c ... t/2978774/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
A man who walked onto the campus of an Arlington elementary school Thursday morning was injured when a gun he was wearing was accidentally discharged, police say.
NBC 5 has learned a man was walking toward the front office at Duff Elementary when he went to adjust his pants and hit the trigger on a gun tucked into his waistband.
The shot injured the man's leg, police said. Police initially responded around 11:45 a.m. to investigate reports of a shooting. Crossing guard Gerald Sims said because Thursday was an early dismissal day, his shift started noon.
"As a lady walked over, told me what happened, she said 911 is going to cover the area. Sure enough, that’s exactly what happened," Sims said. "I saw the guy walk. They helped him from the sidewalk down the stairs and back up, sat on there. He sat on that retainer wall until the ambulance came and took him away."
Police said the man's injuries were not considered life-threatening. No other injuries were reported.
Arlington police said they do not believe the man had any malicious intent and that he was there to pick up a child.
The school was placed on a brief lockdown that was later lifted. The Arlington Independent School District said no threats were made to the school, and all students and staff remained safe during the lockdown.
Federal law requires states designate school property as gun free zones, making it a state crime to carry a firearm onto school property. Police told NBC 5 Thursday afternoon that criminal charges are pending. The investigation into the shooting is active and ongoing.
The incident comes on the heels of a massacre at a Texas elementary school earlier this week where 19 children and two teachers were murdered, making it the deadliest school shooting in the state's history.
