AUSTIN, Texas — A 17-year-old Connally High School student has been arrested after he allegedly shot and ran over someone in the school's parking lot on Monday.
According to an affidavit obtained by KVUE, Pflugerville ISD police responded to a call that someone had possibly been shot and someone had possibly been hit by a car in the school's parking lot just before 12:30 p.m. Monday.
Officers were unable to locate the victim at the scene, but they did find the 911 callers, who said the victim had gone to the hospital but was on the phone with his brother, who was in the school's front office.
Police spoke to the victim over the phone, and then followed up with him at the hospital. The victim told police that he was on the Connally campus to have lunch with a friend when the suspect, Vince Nguyen, called him over to his car and allegedly told him, "You're done for," displaying a gun toward him.
The victim told police Nguyen had an AK-47 lying on his lap and a small handgun in his possession. When the victim grabbed the gun and moved it away from himself, he said Nguyen stepped on the gas. The victim then allegedly fell to the ground and was run over.
Parents at the school said they were shocked by the news.
"It's is kind of scary to think that that happened during school hours," Mendy Barnett said. "That my kiddo could have been involved in that."
Marlon Rivas said his nephew hasn't felt safe at the school for a while.
"It's a little bit sad for me because this used to be a real good school. But not anymore," Rivas said.
According to the affidavit, the victim told police he knew Nguyen because he had dated Nguyen's girlfriend's best friend.
Flock cameras captured video of Nguyen's car leaving Connally at the time of the incident, allowing police to locate him at his home and arrest him.
Nguyen has been charged with a felony count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a felony count of theft of firearm and a misdemeanor count of unlawful carrying of a weapon.
The affidavit states that the victim did have a gunshot wound on his left shoulder and several cuts on his body from being drug by the vehicle. His condition at this time is unknown.
The school alerted parents of the shooting that Monday evening saying, "It's believed to be an isolated incident, and neither other students nor staff were at risk during the incident." Parents told KVUE they appreciated the transparency.
"I felt like they did a good job at least informing us," Barnett said.