Crime & Safety
Student Arrested In Connection With Enfield High School Gun Incident
A weapon discovered in a student's waistband turned out to contain BB gun components and a BB gun magazine, police said.
ENFIELD, CT — An Enfield High School student is facing several charges after being discovered in possession of what "appeared to be a functional handgun" in a classroom Wednesday morning, according to police.
Martin Williams, 18, was charged with carrying a dangerous weapon, possessing a weapon on school grounds, first-degree reckless endangerment, risk of injury to a child and first-degree breach of peace. Bond was set at $100,000.
The incident began around 10:30 a.m. when staff members told a school resource officer that a student had reported hearing someone "racking" the slide of a handgun in a bathroom. The school was immediately placed into lockdown mode as more police were summoned, and Williams was detained by officers and patted down for weapons, Chief Alaric Fox said.
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A gun was discovered in Williams' waistband, but was later found to contain BB gun components and a BB gun magazine, Fox said.
Following the period of lockdown, students were dismissed early at 12:30 p.m.
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