Gunman opens fire at high school band competition, is tackled by parent and others, officials say

Pasadena, Texas — A parent tackled a man who opened fire during a band competition at a Houston-area high school as several other people then helped disarm and detain him in a shooting that wounded one person, officials said.

The man, in his 80s, entered Pasadena Memorial High School on Saturday evening during the competition that involved students from numerous school districts and discharged a small-caliber weapon, police said.

The Angleton Independent School District said the wounded person was a percussion technical consultant for their band. Police said the man, who the district said was struck in the shoulder, was taken to a hospital and was in stable condition.