Overland High Student, 17, Detained After Loaded Gun Found on Campus

Overview

• A 17-year-old was seen with a handgun in an Overland High School hallway Wednesday morning in Aurora, Colorado.
• Someone shouted a warning that alerted staff, who chased the student and tackled him to the ground.
• A school resource officer, a police officer assigned to the campus, detained the teen and recovered a loaded handgun.
• The school went into lockdown, and police reported no shots fired and no injuries.
• Police took the student into custody on a firearm possession allegation, confirmed the gun was not stolen, and said the investigation continues.