Student Arrested With Loaded Gun At Redwood High School: Police

REDWOOD CITY, CA — A high school student faces multiple felony charges after police allege he brought a loaded handgun to the Redwood High School campus Tuesday morning.

Police said school administrators called them around 8 a.m. relating information they received about a student who intended to bring a gun to school. School officials told police they had a 9 a.m. meeting scheduled with the student and his mother to discuss attendance issues and requested officers be present for security concerns.

According to police, the 17-year-old boy refused officers' request to pat him down for weapons and attempted to run out of the office. As officers attempted to subdue the student, police said he told them he was carrying a gun. Investigators said they found a loaded Glock 27 in the student's waistband, along with another loaded magazine.

Police searched the boy's East Palo Alto home, where officers said they found more ammunition. The student was booked into the San Mateo County Youth Services Center on suspicion of multiple felonies.

"The Redwood City Police Department strives to maintain positive relationships with our partners at the Sequoia Union School District and, in this particular instance, the management at Redwood High School," the department wrote Wednesday. "Collectively, we constantly work to keep our school campuses safe."