Crime & Safety
Student Arrested With Loaded 'Ghost Gun': SJ Police
San Jose police said they took the student into custody after a brief foot chase.
SAN JOSE, CA — School resource officers arrested a student with a loaded ghost gun on Wednesday at Willow Glen High School in San Jose, police said.
A report of a student with a firearm was made shortly before noon, and two school resource officers arrested the student after a brief foot chase, according to San Jose police.
They found the student had a loaded ghost gun and confiscated the weapon.
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"Thanks to the quick actions of these on-campus School Resource Officers, this gun was seized and possibly prevented a tragic event from occurring," police said in a Twitter post.
The incident is under investigation and there is no ongoing threat to the public or school, police said.
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