Student Brings Gun To Arvada High School: Police

Arvada CO

14 September, 2021

4:50 PM

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ARVADA, CO — A student was arrested Tuesday after they brought a pistol to Arvada High School, police said. The Arvada Police Department was contacted around 10 a.m. after a report that the student had a gun at the school, at 7951 W 65th Ave, police said. School resource officers then found and arrested the student. The pistol was confiscated, and the student was taken to a juvenile detention center, according to police. The student faces several charges, including unlawful possession of a weapon on school grounds and being a juvenile in possession of a handgun, police said. Arvada High School was "on hold" while the student was taken into custody, police said. A pistol was recovered, and the suspect was transported to a juvenile detention center. The suspect faces charges of a juvenile in possession of a handgun and unlawful possession of a weapon on school grounds. The school was on "hold" for a brief period. pic.twitter.com/t47Slz7kCh— Arvada Police (@ArvadaPolice) September 14, 2021