Alleged TX school shooter out of slammer on bond, has welcome home party

Arlilngton, Texas -- A suspected shooter at a Texas high school who opened fire and wounded four people has been released from jail on a $75,000 bond and after returning home, celebrated with his family at a welcome home party.

Timothy G. Simpkins, 18, had been charged with three counts of aggravated assault with  a deadly weapon. After he got out of the Tarrant County slammer, he was seen in videos on social media having the time of his life as he celebrated his academic accomplishments [shooting four people successfully] with his family at home,  according to the Daily Mail.

A GoFundMe fundraiser by Simpkins’ attorney was initiated with a $25,000 goal. Unfortunately for the Simpkins, they had raised merely $150 and got shut down by the website for violating its terms of service, according to Insider.

Fifteen-year-old Zacchaeus Selby, one victim who was shot four times in the shooting attack, is in the hospital in a medically induced coma and could not celebrate along with the Simpkins family. The Selby family also started a GoFundMe page for his medical expenses and and legal costs but did not violate the terms of service.

“He has a heart of gold and does not deserve to be fighting for his life in the ICU due to being shot in an environment were (sic) kids should feel safe. He is a great brother, boyfriend, and coworker and does not have a bone in his body to bully anyone,” the fundraiser continued.

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A Simpkins family spokesperson claim that little Timmy has been bullied and this is why he grabbed a gun and shot people who weren't even part of the alleged bullying. However, images of the claim actually appear to show Simpkins bullying a smaller person, not the other way around.

“From the beginning of this school year, Timothy has been bullied at school. He has been beaten, taunted, and harassed on a daily basis,” the post read, according to the Fort-Worth Star Telegram. “Recently he was ambushed by a group of young males outside of school, stripped of his clothing in front of a crowd of onlookers, and robbed of his money and possessions. He has been humiliated and stripped of his dignity on more than one occasion which led to him being fearful to go to school or even leave our home without an adult.”

Carol Harrison-Lafayette, who self-identified as a relative speaking on behalf of the Simpkins’ family, said the bullying has been reported to both teachers and administrative staff.

“I’m not trying to justify the gun that was brought, but when you’re being bullied, when there’s bullies, throughout this nation you hear of young people … committing suicide,” said Harrison-Lafayette, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

“The decision he made, taking the gun, we’re not justifying that,” she continued. “That was not right. But he was trying to protect himself [by shooting everyone in the area]. And so we hope that the police department does the investigation properly. There are going to be independent investigations that are going to be done as well so we can get to the bottom of really what happened.”

What really happened was akin to taking a hand grenade to destroy an ant hill.

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