3 Rowlett High School students arrested after gun pulled during fight

ROWLETT, Texas - Police arrested three Rowlett High School students for being part of a fight that included a student pulling out a loaded gun Friday.

The incident forced the school to go on lockdown as a security measure.

Garland ISD sent an update to parents after the incident.

The statement did not specifically say a student brought a gun on campus, instead calling it a "weapon."

Rowlett police said the investigation is still ongoing to determine what led up to this fight and where the gun came from.

A student told police he was jumped in the boys’ bathroom by three other students and then hit multiple times with a loaded handgun. 

Cell phone video taken from inside the Rowlett High School cafeteria showed students in handcuffs being escorted by police.

Outside the school, parents anxiously waited for the all clear. 

Sally Esparza received a text from her daughter at lunchtime. 

"There was someone with a gun," she recalled.

Rowlett police said this incident happened just before 11 a.m., when a student reported to school resource officers that he had been attacked by multiple other students in the second floor boys' bathroom.

The victim told investigators during the assault, one of the students pulled out a handgun he had on him and began pistol whipping him. 

It's still unclear what prompted the fight. 

The victim had minor injuries, according to police. 

Meanwhile, parents like Saul Romero left work in a panic. 

"My son, he is scared, and he texted me very quickly, and I’m coming," Romero said. 

For the next three and a half hours, the high school was placed on a "secure and hold" as Rowlett PD officers searched the building. 

That meant no one in and no one out. 

Additional Rowlett officers were also parked outside for safety. 

"She said she was okay, a little nervous, but she was in her class most of the time," parent Brigette Collins said.

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The Garland ISD notified parents with a statement about an incident involving a weapon and students at Rowlett High School.

But the district's statement only generically mentions a weapon, and nothing about a gun.

Police confirm they located a concealed, loaded handgun inside the high school.

Just after 2 p.m., three juvenile students, whose names will not be released because of their ages, were identified and arrested for aggravated assault. 

Video was sent to FOX 4 of three students in custody before police said they were taken to the juvenile center in Dallas. 

According to police, all students and staff were safe during the investigation, something parent Collins is thankful for.

"You want them to be protected at all times," she said.

Garland ISD said the high school does not have metal detectors, adding that it has a zero-tolerance weapon policy and the three students arrested are not allowed to return to campus.