Mansfield, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A 15-year old Mansfield ISD student allegedly targeted in a shooting Wednesday morning has been identified as Zacchaeus Selby.
According to our media partner WFAA-TV, Selby is in a medically induced coma after being shot four times, allegedly by fellow student, 18-year old Timothy George Simpkins.
Selby’s mother confirmed her son is in the viral video of the fight, which is now part of Arlington Police Department’s investigation. The family also pushes back on claims that the teen was a bully.
WATCH this report from our media partner WFAA with more comments from the Selby’s family here.
Meantime, shooting suspect, Simpkins was released from jail Thursday after his family posted $75,000 bond. He’s charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Witnesses told police that after the fight was broken up, Simpkins reached for his backpack, pulled out the gun and fired 3 to 4 shots.
Police are investigating allegations that Simpkins was the target of bullying that district officials knew about. A simultaneous independent investigation is being conducted in connection with the incident.
Another video purportedly shows Simpkins being stripped of his clothing and robbed. His family also says that he was robbed twice, and that he had been bullied since the beginning of the school year. This year is Simpkins first year at Timberview.
Simpkins lives with his grandmother. Relatives say that his father was tragically beaten to death when he was younger.
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