officers who acted quickly. cnn s josh campbell has the story now. reporter: parents in texas just grateful to hold their children after police rushed to a north texas sports field house where summer camp was being held and shot a gunman threatening the camp. police in duncanville, texas near dallas say they exchanged gunfire with a man who opened fire at the camp on monday where some 250 children age 4 to 14 and staff were present, some hiding. he texted me and said mom i think someone entered the field house with a gun. reporter: when the gunman entered the building police say camp counsellors began moving the children to a safe area and locking doors. we went in a room and then we heard shooting. then we got scared and everybody started crying. they just told us to stay quiet. we were in the men s room. so there were showers in there so we hid in the showers. i was praying to god just so nothing would happen. reporter: police shot and killed the gunman. no children, staf
three weeks since the deadly shooting in uvalde, texas and there are still several questions law enforcement has not answered about their response that day. the reports that they were treating the situation as a barricaded subject rather than an active shooter. compare that with the two examples from alabama and the dallas area we just brought you. those are how law enforcement is supposed to respond, to go toward the sound of gunfire and try to stop a threat. it is worth pointing out in the case of the dallas suburb camp incident it is not just police applauded for their response but also the camp counsellors for quickly springing into action trying to get the kids to safety as shots rang out. josh campbell, thank you very much. primary election results are coming in. john king is back at the magic wall with the latest numbers right after this. because you can track us and see exactly when we ll be there. woman: i have a few more minutes. let s go! tech vo: that s service that
the camp. police in duncanville, texas near dallas say they exchanged gunfire with a man who opened fire at the camp on monday where some 250 children age 4 to 14 and staff were present, some hiding. he texted me and said mom i think someone entered the field house with a gun. reporter: when the gunman entered the building police say camp counsellors began moving the children to a safe area and locking doors. we went in a room and then we heard shooting. then we got scared and everybody started crying. they just told us to stay quiet. we were in the men s room. so there were showers in there so we hid in the showers. i was praying to god just so nothing would happen. reporter: police shot and killed the gunman. no children, staff, or officers were hurt according to officials. upon hearing that gunshot they did what they were trained to do, the counsellors. they moved the kids to a safe area and began locking the doors. the suspect went to a classroom, was unable to get insi
examples from alabama and the dallas area we just brought you. those are how law enforcement is supposed to respond, to go toward the sound of gunfire and try to stop a threat. it is worth pointing out in the case of the dallas suburb camp incident it is not just police applauded for their response but also the camp counsellors for quickly springing into action trying to get the kids to safety as shots rang out. josh campbell, thank you very much. primary election results are coming in. john king is back at the magic wall with the latest numbers right after this. this mom s one step closer to their new mini-van! yeah, you ll get used to it. this mom s depositing money with tools on-hand. cha ching. and this mom, well, she s setting an appointment here, so her son can get set up there and start his own financial journey. that s because these moms all have chase. smart bankers. convenient tools. one bank with the power of both. chase. make more of what s yours.