Crime & Safety

Redwood High Teen Who Brought Loaded Gun To School Meeting Faces Multiple Felony Charges

Officers responded to the school and arrived to find the teen in the administrative office with his mother.

(CBS News)

March 14, 2024

Police in Redwood City on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of a 17-year-old student who brought a loaded firearm to a meeting at Redwood High School Tuesday morning.

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According to a release issued by the Redwood City Police Department, on Tuesday at around 8 a.m., Redwood High school administrators contacted the department after receiving information that a male juvenile student who could be in possession of loaded handgun was going to bring the firearm on campus.

School administrators had scheduled a 9 a.m. meeting with the same 17-year-old student and his mother regarding attendance issues and requested officers be present at the meeting for security purposes. Officers responded to the school and arrived to find the teen in the administrative office with his mother.

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