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Midwest City High School student arrested after allegedly bringing loaded gun to campus

The principal said the incident is not related to a vague social media post that was reported to staff

Midwest City High School student arrested after allegedly bringing loaded gun to campus

The principal said the incident is not related to a vague social media post that was reported to staff

AND NOW THIS A LOADED GUN ALLEGEDLY FOUND INSIDE A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL AND A MIDDLE STUDENT HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY IN KOCO EVAN ONSTOT. JOINING US HERE AND EVAN, YOU HAVE THE LETTER THAT THAT SCHOOL’S PRINCIPAL SENT HOME TO PARENTS. YES. THIS HAPPENED AT MIDWEST CITY HIGH SCHOOL TODAY. AND THAT PRINCIPAL HAS ALREADY TOLD PARENTS THAT THE STUDENT INVOLVED WILL NOT BE RETURNING TO CAMPUS. PRINCIPAL LESLEY BERGER’S MESSAGE SENT TO PARENTS AND POSTED ONLINE SHE SAYS ADMINISTRATORS GOT A TIP THAT THE STUDENT HAD A GUN AT SCHOOL. BERGER SAYS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER FOUND THE STUDENT. THAT STUDENT WAS THEN TAKEN INTO POLICE CUSTODY. WE HAVE NO DETAILS NOW ABOUT WHO THE STUDENT WAS, AND WE DO NOT KNOW IF THEY BELIEVED THE STUDENT INTENDED TO USE THAT WEAPON. THE PRINCIPAL SAYS THAT THIS IS ALSO NOT RELATED TO WHAT SHE CALLED A VAGUE SOCIAL MEDIA THREAT THAT WAS REPORTED TO THEM EARLY THIS MORNING. AND EARLIER THIS WEEK, POLICE IN NORMAN SAY THAT A GUN WAS FOUND IN A STUDENT’S
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Midwest City High School student arrested after allegedly bringing loaded gun to campus

The principal said the incident is not related to a vague social media post that was reported to staff

Police arrested a Midwest City High School student Thursday after they were found in possession of a loaded gun on campus.Midwest City High School Principal Leslie Berger said in a statement posted online that administrators received a tip that a student might have a weapon on campus. The school resource officer responded and took the student into custody."The student will not be returning to campus," Berger said in the statement. "We commend the swift actions taken by staff members to keep our students safe."The principal added that the incident is not related to a vague social media post that was reported to staff earlier Thursday morning.

Police arrested a Midwest City High School student Thursday after they were found in possession of a loaded gun on campus.

Midwest City High School Principal Leslie Berger said in a statement posted online that administrators received a tip that a student might have a weapon on campus. The school resource officer responded and took the student into custody.

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"The student will not be returning to campus," Berger said in the statement. "We commend the swift actions taken by staff members to keep our students safe."

The principal added that the incident is not related to a vague social media post that was reported to staff earlier Thursday morning.