HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Galveston Police Department said a five-mile stretch of beaches on the island's West End was shut down and has since reopened after shots rang out on Friday afternoon.

It happened in the West End, where hundreds of students have gathered for "Senior Skip Day." A spokesperson with the Galveston Police Department said a gun was recovered from the scene ...

The Galveston Island State Park on Friday conducted a prescribed burn, creating smoke along the bayside in the West End.