Man Opens Fire At School During Competition, Injures One

ONE man was left with gunshot wounds after another man opened fire at Pasadena Memorial High School during a competition.

It was gathered that an elderly man armed with a gun entered the school through a backdoor around 6 p.m. Saturday while the Texas Color Guard Circuit drum line competition was taking place.

According to Pasadena police, he hid behind a pillar for about two minutes before emerging and firing at least one shot.

A young adult man was hit in the shoulder and was rushed to the hospital.

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Within a minute of the shooting, CrimesChroniclers learnt that a parent tackled the shooter.

One parent told our source that he and three others restrained the suspect and confiscated his weapon.

Although no students were injured in the shooting, but the competition had to be cancelled.

The suspect, as of the time of filing this report, had not been publicly identified.