Teenager arrested after loaded gun found at high school
A teenage boy was arrested Wednesday after a gun was found in a school bathroom.
Clark County School District discovered the loaded .380-caliber gun at Cheyenne High School after staff reported the weapon was on a bathroom floor, according to a statement from Clark County School District police Lt. Bryan Zink.
A 17-year-old student was arrested and booked into the Juvenile Detention Center on charges of possession of a dangerous weapon on school property, carrying a concealed weapon and being a minor in possession of a firearm.
No injuries were reported, Zink said.
The child’s name was not released.
In a statement from Cheyenne High School Principal Zachary Robbins said students were “misbehaving in a restroom” when staff found the weapon. Robbins said disciplinary action would be taken but he did not go into further detail.
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