Poughkeepsie high school security officer nabs student with loaded gun
Poughkeepsie NY May 15 2019
Police say that a school security officer became aware that a student had a firearm and confronted him.
The security officer did find and secure the firearm and detain the unnamed student at a school office.
City of Poughkeepsie police officers responded to the Poughkeepsie High School and said that the student attempted to enter the school with a loaded handgun.
The student had the gun in a backpack.
The student was taken into police custody and transported to police headquarters.
City police and school officials found no further threats to the safety of students or staff.
