School put on lockdown after student found with loaded gun

Redlands Police responded to Moore Middle School Thursday afternoon, March 19, to a report that a student brought a loaded firearm on campus.

School officials received a report from another student that the 12-year-old male was showing off a bullet during lunch at about 1 p.m. Administrators and campus security quickly located the student and found a loaded gun in his backpack. They detained the student and called police.

The school was put on lockdown for several hours while police and campus safety officials searched the campus.

Police and school officials determined the student had brought the weapon from home to show it off to other students. No threats were made against the campus, students or staff.

The student was arrested for possession of a gun on campus, and the parents were arrested for improper storage of a firearm. The investigation is ongoing.

The school district planned a public information meeting for 5 p.m. Thursday in the school’s multipurpose room with school officials, campus safety officers and Redlands Police in attendance to address questions and concerns from parents.