(KRON) — A highschool pupil in Santa Rosa was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly bringing a Glock 9mm handgun to high school. In accordance with police, the Santa Rosa Police Division bought a tip {that a} pupil at Elsie Allen Excessive Faculty was presumably in possession of a handgun.
Police stated an nameless pupil suggested faculty directors that they believed a 16-year-old boy could have introduced a firearm to high school. Officers arrived because the lunch interval was ending and college students had been returning to class Tuesday.
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Officers had been instructed by a faculty worker that the suspect was seen strolling west towards the sting of campus.
In accordance with Santa Rosa PD, officers and EAHS employees made their method to the scholar’s location and noticed the suspect with a good friend sitting down on a curb with their backs turned. The responding officer, an SRPD sergeant, referred to as the scholar’s identify as he approached.
The scholar, police stated, stood up and circled. In accordance with police, he was sporting a black satchel throughout his chest. The scholar, police stated, ran away via the center of campus.
The officer pursued him as further Santa Rosa PD officers arrived to help. Officers surrounded and detained the scholar earlier than he reached the sting of campus.
The scholar, police stated, peacefully surrendered with out incident. The Glock 9mm was present in his satchel, and a folding knife was present in his pants pocket.
The 16-year-old was arrested and booked into Juvenile Corridor for the next fees:
Possession of a firearm on faculty grounds
Possession of a loaded firearm
Possession of ammunition on faculty grounds
Possession of a knife on faculty grounds
Obstructing peace officer in course of duties
Police say that there isn’t any fast risk to the protection of the college and that the investigation into why the scholar introduced the handgun to high school is ongoing.
