Wilmer-Hutchins H.S. shooting suspect's $3.1M bond won’t be reduced
Judge denies bond reduction for Tracy Haynes
Tracy Haynes' cousin testified he was threatened by gang members and told him before the shooting he quote - "had to do something by 430" - which meant the end of the school day according to the family member.
DALLAS - A judge denied a request to lower the $3.1 million bond for the 17-year-old Wilmer-Hutchins High School shooting suspect.
Wilmer-Hutchins High School Shooting
The backstory:
Tracy Haynes, Jr. is accused of opening fire inside the Wilmer-Hutchins High School hallway on April 15 and shooting five people, including a teacher who was grazed by a bullet.
Three different school security cameras captured video of the shooting.
They appear to show Haynes entering the school through a side door and firing shots at students in the hallway.
Haynes allegedly approached one student who wasn’t able to run away and took a point-blank shot.
Bond Reduction Hearing
What they're saying:
During a hearing on Monday, prosecutors argued in favor of a higher bond amount, stating the shooting was premeditated and planned out to target several individuals.
They said the only reason the final victim is still alive is that Haynes' 40-caliber handgun with an extended clip jammed up.
"Do you know where Tracy got the weapon?" the state's attorney asked his aunt.
"No, ma'am," LaCrisha Davis replied.
"Would it surprise you that the weapon used in the Wilmer-Hutchins shooting also came back to an offense at the family house? Would it shock you?" the prosecutor asked.
Haynes' relatives denied having any knowledge of a prior offense that allegedly involved a gun at Haynes' father's house, but they did confirm he moved in with another aunt afterward.
Prosecutors also brought up an assault that happened at Haynes' former school, Roosevelt High School. He was sentenced by the juvenile court and completed six months of probation in that case.
Finally, the prosecution argued Haynes was a flight risk because of the eight hours he spent on the run after the shooting.
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The other side:
The defense argued that Haynes feared for his life because members of the 5K gang were threatening him and his family.
Several of his relatives testified that those threats started while he was living with his father and attending Roosevelt High School. They continued after he transferred to Wilmer-Hutchins High School because the gang has members at both schools.
"Mr. Haynes was not firing indiscriminately at other students. He specifically only fired shots at the young man that threatened him and his family," said Temani Adams, Haynes' defense attorney.
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Haynes has a heart condition and is being held in the jail infirmary, according to the defense.
"Still an ongoing investigation. We love our family member. We are standing here in solidarity for Tracy, to God be glory," his aunt said.
What's next:
Judge Carter Thompson denied the request to reduce Haynes’s bond without making any comments.
FOX 4 initially reported that he was charged with four counts of aggravated assault in a mass shooting, with a bond set at $160,000 for each charge.
He's now facing six counts of aggravated assault in a mass shooting, with a bond set at $500,000 for five of those counts and $600,000 for one of the counts.
His total bond amount is $3.1 million.
The Source: The information in this story is from a Monday morning court hearing and past news coverage.