Student caught with AK-47 rifle at Texas high school

A scholar has been arrested after he was caught with an AK-47 rifle exterior Berkner Excessive College close to Dallas, officers say, only a day after one of many deadliest college shootings in U.S. historical past.

The incident occurred at about 10:55 a.m. on Wednesday when somebody at a enterprise in Richardson referred to as police after seeing a person who was holding a rifle. The suspect was final seen strolling in the direction of Berkner Excessive College.

“Inside minutes of the decision being dispatched, quite a few law enforcement officials from varied models inside the Richardson Police Division responded to Berkner Excessive College and initiated a search and investigation into this incident,” police mentioned in a press release.

The highschool was placed on lockdown and, with the assistance of the Richardson Impartial College District, police have been capable of determine the suspect as a juvenile scholar at Berkner Excessive College. He was discovered inside the varsity however no weapons have been initially discovered.

“Additional investigation led to the invention of a automobile utilized by the suspect within the car parking zone of 1551 East Spring Valley Highway,” the assertion mentioned. “Contained in the automobile, officers noticed what gave the impression to be an AK-47 model pistol and a reproduction AR-15 model Orbeez rifle.”

The coed was arrested and charged with Illegal Carrying Weapons in a Weapon Free College Zone, a state jail felony. Police declined to launch different details about the suspect on account of his age, indicating that he’s beneath the age of 18.

There was no quick phrase on why the coed had the weapon with him.

“The Richardson Police Division wish to remind the general public of the significance to report suspicious exercise, as we acknowledge the vigilant consciousness and actions of the one who initially referred to as 911 to alert regulation enforcement,” police mentioned.

The arrest comes only a day after an 18-year-old man opened hearth at an elementary college west of San Antonio, killing 21 folks and injuring 17 others in one of many worst shootings in U.S. historical past. Many of the victims have been younger youngsters.