AZ high school student arrested after bringing gun to campus
The Mesa, Arizona, high schooler ran off after staff tried to take him to the administrative office
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Mesa high school student is facing several felony charges after being caught bringing a firearm to campus.
Mesa police say they received a call from Red Mountain High School on Thursday afternoon about a student carrying a gun in his backpack.
Det. Richard Encinas says school staffers found the student and tried to walk him to the administrative office. But he ran off. A school resource officer pursued him to a desert area near Red Mountain Park.
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Red Mountain High School was under lockdown after a student brought a gun in his backpack.
Meanwhile, the school was locked down out of caution.
Encinas says multiple officers arrested the student without incident. The entire incident unfolded over 30 minutes.
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Authorities found a gun near where he was arrested. The lockdown was lifted.
Encinas says investigators determined the student never threatened anyone or took the gun out.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The student's name was not released.