Police Investigate Gun Pointing near School

TYLER — Tyler Police are seeking a suspect after officers were called to Birdwell Elementary School, 2010 Talley Street, just after 1:30 Tuesday on a report of a gun being pointed at a fifth-grade student. The incident occurred around 7:30 that morning in the 1900 block of Talley as the student was walking to school. Police say while the student was walking south on Talley from Fifth Street, an older model white van with windows down the length of the vehicle and a scratch on the driver’s door pulled alongside the student. The driver, described as a Hispanic male with a black mustache wearing a black shirt, pointed a black semi-automatic handgun at the student. The student ran into the school, and no injuries were reported.

The incident was reported to school officials by the student Tuesday afternoon. Anyone with information about the suspect involved in this crime is urged to contact the Tyler Police Department, at 903-531-1000, or Crimestoppers, at 903-597-CUFF (903-597-2833). Crimestoppers will pay up to $1,000 for information that leads to the arrest and charges filed against suspects in this or any felony case.