Shots fired near Dallas school prompt lockdown

DALLAS - A school in the East Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas was placed on lockdown on Thursday afternoon because of a nearby attempted drive-by shooting.

It happened around noon near KIPP Truth Elementary and KIPP Truth Academy.

Police said a car drove by and fired multiple shots at two young men who were walking along S. Ewing Avenue. They were not hurt.

Witnesses said the school security jumped into action to make sure all students were safe.

A student and his mother described some scary moments.

"It's sad, and it's scary at the same time," said Christopher, a 7th grader. "The teachers told us there was somebody outside. Someone shot, and they put us inside the classrooms."

"It was loud, big caliber. And I looked out the window as soon as it happened and the kids were on the ground and then they shuffled them back here. And the security guard ran around the end of the building toward where the fire was with his gun out," said John McNeely, a nearby business owner.

Police said there were a few students outside the building at the time of the shooting, but none were hurt.

The school was placed on lockdown as a precaution. 

Images from SKY 4 showed police photographing numerous evidence markers in the street.

So far, no arrests have been made, and police have not released a description of the shooter's vehicle.

There’s also no word on a motive.