In recent years, Phoenix Ikner became known for far-right, white supremacist rhetoric, classmates said. It’s unclear if that had any tie to the violence.
The injuries to the students at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas were described as serious to not life-threatening. Three of the four suffered injuries from gunfire.
Simon Glass said his family’s grief was compounded at first by authorities’ initially describing his son as the aggressor in the standoff, which the sheriff’s office later apologized for.
The four suspects were charged with malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in connection with the Tuesday evening shooting.
The court's decision not to intervene means most provisions of the law, including a ban on carrying concealed firearms in "sensitive places," remain in effect.