High Schooler Accused of Killing Fellow Student on Campus in Arlington, Texas

Published on April 26, 2024

ARLINGTON, Texas—Police say a 17-year-old has been arrested on a murder warrant after fatally shooting a schoolmate on the campus of an Arlington, Texas, high school. The slain student was identified as 18-year-old Etavian Barnes by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office. Barnes was found unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds Wednesday afternoon outside portable buildings on the campus of Bowie High School, according to Arlington Police Chief Al Jones. No other injuries were reported. The suspect, who was also a student at the school, was arrested a short time later near the campus, according to Jones, who said the two apparently knew each other....