Timberview high school shooting suspect's family say he was bullied: 'Trying to protect himself'

The family of Timothy Simpkins, 18, told reporters outside their home in Arlington that he was bullied at school for wearing nice clothes and driving a nice car.

Following the incident, Simpkins’ family told reporters outside their home in Arlington that he was a target of bullying and had been robbed twice at school.

"The decision he made, taking the gun, we are not justifying that. That was not right. But he was trying to protect himself," said family member Carol Harrison Lafayette, according to FOX4 Dallas-Fort Worth. "We hope the police department does the investigation properly."