Texas School Shooting Suspect Freed on Bail

On left, school busses depart past a law enforcement official after dropping off Timberview High School children at the Mansfield ISD Center For The Performing Arts, following a school shooting in Mansfield, Texas, on Oct. 6, 2021. On right, shooting suspect Timothy Simpkins is seen in a mugshot. AP Photo; Arlington Police Department

An 18-year-old who eyewitnesses say opened fire in a high school in Texas this week was released from jail on bail on Thursday.

Timothy Simpkins walked out of the Tarrant County Jail accompanied by relatives and entered a vehicle without speaking to reporters.