Release from:
This morning, shortly after 8:45 a.m., a student at Owasso High School reported to a counselor that the student thought a weapon wasseen in a young man’sbackpack. The counselor reported this information to an assistant principal.
The assistant principal notified a Student Resource Officer. The SROs went to the classroom and obtained the backpackof the student in question. The student admitted to the possession of the weapon and cooperated with the SRO. The small handgun was a loaded weapon. This entire set of transactions took approximately five minutes.
The Owasso Police Department has detained the student in question and Owasso Public Schools will fully cooperate with the Owasso Police Department. School safety is everyone’s responsibility and by working together we will continue to provide a safe environment for our students.
Owasso Police Department Release:
- Case 2018-2692
- 09/17/2018
- 8:45AM
- Owasso High School
Owasso School Resource Officers were notified by school staff that a 16 year old student may be in possession of a gun on school property. Officers immediately responded to make contact with the student and remove him from the classroom. Officers recovered a loaded .22 caliber mini-revolver from the student’s backpack and he was subsequently taken into police custody for possession of a weapon on school property.
All such incidents are taken very seriously and the safety of the students is our number one priority. In this instance, initial indications suggest that the student may have forgotten the weapon was in his backpack until he was already on school grounds this morning. Another student allegedly overheard the suspect talking about the gun and notified school employees. There were no reports indicating that the suspect made threats with the gun or made any statements suggesting that he intended to harm anyone.
This incident will be referred to the Juvenile Bureau of the Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office to determine if criminal charges will be officially filed. Because the alleged suspect in this case is a juvenile, we are very limited on the information we can release beyond what is contained in this statement. Resultantly, the Owasso Police Department will not be conducting further interviews related to this case in the immediate future. I would refer the media to the statement released by the Owasso Public Schools this morning for additional information.
