Crime & Safety
Gun Scare Forces RUHS Evacuation
Police evacuate the building after getting reports of a gun on campus.
About 200 students were evacuated from the science building at so police could search for a gun Thursday, said Redondo Beach police Sgt. Phil Keenan.
No gun was found, Keenan said.
Earlier Thursday, a faculty member thought he or she saw an 18-year-old student with a gun, Keenan said. Police received the call shortly before 1 p.m.
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"[The faculty member] called police," Keenan said. "We believe [the student] had gone out to the science building."
Officers detained the student for questioning.
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Students with classes in the science building were back in class by 2:30 p.m., Keenan said. Students in other buildings were not affected by the evacuation.
Police did arrest another 18-year-old student on battery charges in connection with an earlier, unrelated event, Keenan said.
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