Overview
- School resource officers and administrators located the student shortly after the bathroom report and took the teen into custody.
- A search of the backpack allegedly turned up a loaded .380 Smith & Wesson M&P handgun, marijuana and marijuana vape products.
- The 16-year-old faces charges including carrying a firearm without a permit, weapon on school grounds, first-degree reckless endangerment, and drug offenses.
- Classes were dismissed early at 11:30 a.m., with a 5 p.m. community meeting scheduled and support services offered by the district.
- No injuries were reported, and police withheld further details because the suspect is a juvenile.