An elderly man opened fire inside the auditorium at Pasadena Memorial High School during a Texas Color Guard Circuit percussion competition. Pasadena police say an elderly man armed with a gun entered the school through a backdoor around 6 p.m. while the Texas Color Guard Circuit drum line competition was taking place.
The gunman in his 80s shot and wounded one person at the Texas Color Guard Circuit drumline competition at Pasadena Memorial High School before he was taken down by a group of parents, police said. Texas Color Guard Circuit Creating and fostering positive, competitive, and educational experiences through the pageantry arts. The Texas Color Guard Circuit drumline competition was taking place inside the school at the time.
Police said the suspect hid behind a pillar for about two minutes before emerging and firing at. ANNOUNCEMENT: Update as of 8:08 pm- see picture below per Pasadena ISD and Pasadena Police. Update as of 7:38 pm.
There has been 1 confirmed injury. An adult was shot and was lifeflighted from PMHS. TCGC Community.
The incident took place at a Texas Color Guard Circuit drum line competition, drawing hundreds of young musicians from local high schools. A "young man" was the unfortunate victim, identified by. A man described as an elderly male with a gun has been arrested in a shooting at Pasadena Memorial High School on Saturday evening.
Authorities say the school was the scene of a Texas Color Guard Circuit percussion band competition about 6 pm when, for some reason, the gunman shot a man said to be in his early 20s. A Pasadena ISD spokesman said Saturday night that the shooting took place at. The Texas Color Guard Circuit drumline competition, which involved numerous schools, was underway.
The suspect reportedly hid behind a pillar for two minutes before opening fire. Authorities say that Brandl entered Pasadena Memorial HS through a backdoor around 6 p.m. while the Texas Color Guard Circuit drumline competition was taking place.