Authorities release names of two suspects in thwarted Everman homecoming game violence
Authorities on Monday released the names of two men who they said intended to shoot an Everman High School student last week during the homecoming football game at the school.
Brandon Gipson and Isaac Cooper, both 18, were arrested on suspicion of unlawful carrying of a weapon in a prohibited place, terroristic threat and endangering a child, according to the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office.
Police said they found a pistol and 60-round magazine in the suspects’ vehicle when they stopped it Friday as the men were on their way to the game. A Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office sergeant had received a tip about a threat of violence during the game.
Police told the Joshua school district that the suspects were targeting an Everman student at the game, in which Everman played against Joshua High, according to an email the district sent to parents.
Officers reinforced an already heavy police presence around the game and saw a short time later a vehicle matching the description given to them driving on Race Street toward the football stadium, according to Everman police. Officers stopped the suspects’ vehicle at the east gate entrance to the stadium.
Everman Police Chief C. W. Spencer said the suspects were detained about 20 minutes after the tip came to them via the sheriff’s office. A 10-year-old who was in the vehicle with the suspects was released to a parent, authorities said.
Police said one of the suspects graduated from Everman High last year.
This story was originally published September 19, 2022 at 5:11 PM.
