School will be back in session Friday after a bullet flew into an elementary school classroom Thursday morning in Frisco, shattering a window. Classes were canceled at Pete and Gracie Hosp Elementary after what police say was an unintentional act. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard spoke with parents – who are calling for accountability.
A Frisco elementary school ended classes early Thursday morning after police said a bullet shattered a window and entered a classroom.
According to initial reports from Frisco police, no children were hurt when a "projectile came into the building from the exterior" at about 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Pete and Gracie Hosp Elementary on Lone Star Ranch Parkway.
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WATCH HEREInvestigators said Thursday afternoon they found fragments believed to belong to a bullet and that, out of an abundance of caution, dismissed the students early for the day.
Frisco police said detectives located the source of the bullet and "believe the act was not intentional." Still, police said the incident remains under investigation and will be referred to the Denton County District Attorney’s Office.
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SIGN UP "There is no evidence to suggest that the school was targeted, nor is there a threat to the public, and students are safe to return to campus," police said Thursday afternoon.
Classes will be held on a normal schedule on Friday.
While police have not confirmed where the projectile entered the building, the middle panel of a corner window closest to the school's playground was shattered and had a small hole. As of Thursday afternoon, the glass had been replaced, and the blinds were shut.
The investigation by the Frisco Police Department is ongoing.
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Children inside the school initially thought they were having a safety drill
David Wyatt told NBC 5 that his daughters were inside the school when the window was shattered.
“The school's always really good about communicating,” Wyatt said. “We received text messages and emails about picking up our kids, but didn’t get a lot of information. But they assured us that everybody was safe.”
His youngest daughter, Sasha Wyatt, said she did not hear anything unusual; however, she initially thought they were having a safety drill.
“We were going to music class, and I thought it was like a drill. And we all thought it was normal,” Sasha said. “But it wasn't a drill because the teacher told us. And then we had another drill. So, we knew something was going on.”
Sasha said her class was initially taken to the lunchroom before moving into a different classroom.
“From the lunchroom we went to the little’s room because I don’t know what was going on,” Sasha said.
Her father explained that her daughters were near the affected classroom.
“They were a little bit more nervous than the other kids that didn't know too much about what was going on,” David said.
Parents left shaken, wanting accountability
On Thursday night, NBC 5 spoke with parents in the neighborhood whose children were inside the school when the shot broke out.
"I feel terrible, I feel angry, I would say, this is terrible," said Elnara Kaliva. "And my son was probably sitting here, he’s in fifth grade."
Some of them have been questioning how a bullet could unintentionally wind up in the window of an elementary school, and they're reassured that the Collin County DA's office will be involved in the case.
"I think he deserves charges because this is insane," said Kaliva. "How can it be that you did it by accident? This is insane."
