Colorado Springs highschool pupil arrested after allegedly bringing loaded gun to highschool

Feb. 24—A Colorado Springs highschool pupil was arrested Friday after allegedly bringing a handgun to campus, police mentioned.

The scholar was arrested on “varied weapons-related prices” at District 49’s Sand Creek Excessive Faculty within the east a part of the town, based on a police blotter entry and a letter to highschool dad and mom obtained by The Gazette.

“Performing on data obtained via Safe2Tell, the scholar was discovered carrying a handgun. We need to guarantee you the firearm has been secured, and that college students, workers, and company are secure,” the district mentioned in its letter.

Faculty workers and police have been notified via a Safe2Tell report at 10:10 a.m. {that a} pupil was in possession of a handgun on the faculty.

“SCHS directors instantly contacted our legislation enforcement companions and situated the scholar in an SCHS classroom,” the district mentioned in its letter. “Directors positioned SCHS on a short lived maintain whereas they searched the scholar and confirmed the scholar had a loaded handgun.”

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The scholar was then arrested, and the maintain lifted shortly after 10:20 a.m., based on the district.

Faculty officers have no idea how the scholar obtained the gun.

“There isn’t a ongoing concern for pupil or workers security right now,” police mentioned.

The incident at Sand Creek Excessive Faculty is at the least the third this educational yr wherein a pupil was arrested at a Colorado Springs-area faculty for firearm possession.

A Sierra Excessive Faculty pupil was arrested after allegedly bringing a gun to the District 2 faculty earlier this month. Deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Workplace arrested a pupil who reportedly introduced a handgun and ammunition to class at Evans Elementary in District 49 in October.

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