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Courtney Jacob Johnson Arrested After Shooting at Collin College Student Housing

Officers detained the 23-year-old student on site shortly after the shooting, lifting the shelter-in-place order at around 10 p.m.

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Overview

  • Courtney Jacob Johnson, 23, was arrested minutes after an argument in the student housing parking lot escalated into gunfire, police said.
  • The victim, also a Collin College student, suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen and was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
  • Plano and campus police treated the incident as a high alert, deploying tactical units and coordinating a larger response on school grounds.
  • Residents at the Jupiter Road apartments were ordered to shelter in place until college administrators lifted the lockdown at about 10 p.m.
  • Investigators have not disclosed a motive and continue processing the scene to determine whether the shooting occurred inside or outside the complex.