DALLAS — Just one day after the Uvalde massacre, a Richardson student was arrested inside his high school today after police received reports of an armed man walking toward the campus, police announced. No injuries or gunfire have been reported.
Berkner High School went on lockdown after police received reports of an armed man walking toward the high school Wednesday morning just before 11 a.m.
Police also later found a pistol and a replica AR-15 style Orbeez rifle inside the suspect’s vehicle.
Berkner was taken out of lockdown at 11:45 a.m., after Richardson police said it was safe to do so, the school said in a statement. A nearby elementary school that’s two minutes away from Berkner was also placed on a secure protocol, the Fort Worth Star Telegram reported. No weapon was found inside the school, Berkner High School principal Kristy Cage wrote in an email to parents.
Richardson ISD and the Richardson Police Department could not be immediately reached by phone.
Police aren’t releasing the suspect’s identity because he is a minor. He’s been charged with unlawful carrying weapons in a weapon-free school zone.
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