At 12:43 PM on May 6, 2024, day shift patrol officers and officers assigned to the School Resource Unit (SROs) responded to East High School at 4025 E Northern Lights Boulevard regarding a report of a student having a firearm on campus.

Through the investigation it was determined the student had brought a gun on campus during school hours at King Tech High School (located at 2650 E Northern Lights Boulevard) earlier in the day. The student had the handgun while riding the bus from King Tech to classes at East High.  The student had the gun on the East High campus for a time, left the campus with the gun, and then returned to East High without the weapon.  There were no injuries nor indication of any threats being made with the firearm.

The student was contacted by police in an East High classroom after the weapon had already been removed from campus.  Charges for the student were forwarded to the Division of Juvenile Justice.

APD Case 24-13943