Euless schools placed on lockdown after shooting at nearby apartment, police say
Some schools in Euless were placed on lockdown Wednesday after a shooting at a nearby apartment complex where a woman was injured, and the suspect fatally shot himself during a standoff, police said.
Euless police officers responded to reports of a shooting about 8 a.m. at an apartment complex in the 1400 block of Raider Drive, police said in a news release.
When officers arrived at the scene, they determined that a woman had sustained injuries and was taken to a hospital by an acquaintance, police said.
The suspect remained barricaded inside the apartment, police said.
Central Junior High, KEYS High School and the DAEP School in the HEB Independent School District were placed on lockdown as a precaution, police said.
The Northeast Tarrant County Area SWAT Team responded to the shooting scene. The suspect refused to surrender despite multiple attempts to communicate, police said.
At the end of the standoff, the 35-year-old man was found dead inside the apartment from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
The investigation is ongoing, police said.
The lockdowns at the affected schools have since been lifted, and there is no ongoing threat to the community, police said.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will idenity the man who died.
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This story was originally published October 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM.