A sophomore at Redondo Union Excessive College began the week by carrying a loaded firearm and a high-capacity journal onto campus, police say.
Officers arrested the 15-year-old male scholar on the faculty after he introduced the firearm onto campus. They mentioned he didn’t seem to have plans for taking pictures the weapon on the faculty.
Round 10 a.m., a number of college students advised directors at the varsity that they’d heard a scholar had a loaded gun on campus. College officers contacted the Redondo Seaside Police Division, and officers arrived on the campus round 10:30 a.m. and located a Tenth-grader with a loaded firearm and ammunition.
Redondo police investigators mentioned an preliminary investigation decided that no threats had been made and there have been no plans for violence. No college students or employees had been threatened or injured on the faculty, the place greater than 3,100 college students are enrolled, in response to the Redondo Seaside Unified College District.
“We perceive that incidents corresponding to these are regarding,” learn an announcement from Jason Kurtenbach, the district’s government director of scholar providers. “We’re working in partnership with RBPD, who will proceed to have an elevated presence on and round all our campuses.”
The scholar was arrested on suspicion of a number of firearms violations, together with being a juvenile in possession of a firearm, bringing a firearm onto faculty property, possessing a high-capacity journal, carrying a loaded firearm in public and possessing an unregistered loaded firearm. The reserving expenses might be submitted to the Los Angeles County Probation Division for submitting, in response to police. The scholar has not been recognized publicly as a result of he’s a minor.
Redondo Seaside police declined to specify particulars of the firearm possessed by the coed or its provenance, citing the continued investigation.
“Right now, this seems to be an remoted incident involving solely the coed who has been arrested,” police mentioned.
Kurtenbach mentioned in his assertion that the district would work with the coed and his household concerning self-discipline however cited California Schooling Code 48900, which requires districts to expel college students who carry weapons to campus.
“That mentioned, please know that this matter has our full consideration and RUHS and district administration’s work might be guided by the legislation and our unwavering dedication to campus security for all college students and employees,” Kurtenbach mentioned.
Anybody with data for police can name investigators at (310) 379-2477 or textual content (310) 339-2362.