Sacramento Student Caught With Loaded Gun On Campus
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) -- Sacramento police arrested a 17-year-old boy Thursday afternoon after he brought a loaded handgun on to the American Legion High School campus, according to authorities.
The handgun was spotted in the boy's waistband and later confiscated by a school resource officer, said police Sgt. Andrew Pettit. Nobody was injured.
The incident began when a school administrator tried to break up a group of teens loitering on campus, Pettit said. When one student "mouthed off" to the administrator, the administrator ordered him to the office.
The student instead started walking away, and that's when the administrator saw the gun's handle in the student's waistband. The administrator brought the student back to the office, where the school resource officer met them, took possession of the gun and arrested the student, Pettit said.
The student's name was not released because of his age.
American Legion is a continuation school in Oak Park operated by the Sacramento City Unified School District.
Gabe Ross, spokesman for Sacramento City Unified, said the district "will not tolerate any behavior that endangers students or staff. The school quickly alerted American Legion families of the incident and assured them that all students were safe "
