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Los Angeles Sheriff: Two AR-15 rifles found in home of student who made school threat
Source: CBS/AP
By CRIMESIDER STAFF CBS/AP February 21, 2018, 1:40 PM
Los Angeles Sheriff: Two AR-15 rifles found in home of student who made school threat
Last Updated Feb 21, 2018 2:20 PM EST
WHITTIER, Calif. -- Police said Wednesday that they discovered two AR-15 rifles, two handguns, and 90 high capacity military-grade magazines at the home of a student who allegedly planned to shoot up his Southern California high school.
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, a security guard at El Camino High School in Whittier overhead a "disgruntled student" threaten to open fire on the school on Friday, just two days after 17 people were gunned down at a Florida high school.
LASD Sheriff Jim McDonnell said his department takes seriously threats of violence on school campuses. School-related threats are on the increase in LA county, and are regularly investigated by his department, he said.
In the El Camino case, McDonnell said a security guard overheard the student say he was going to shoot up the school sometime in the next three weeks. The student had an "extensive" disciplinary record and officials found that a semi-automatic weapon was registered to the student's home address, McDonnell said.
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Los Angeles Sheriff: Two AR-15 rifles found in home of student who made school threat
Last Updated Feb 21, 2018 2:20 PM EST
WHITTIER, Calif. -- Police said Wednesday that they discovered two AR-15 rifles, two handguns, and 90 high capacity military-grade magazines at the home of a student who allegedly planned to shoot up his Southern California high school.
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, a security guard at El Camino High School in Whittier overhead a "disgruntled student" threaten to open fire on the school on Friday, just two days after 17 people were gunned down at a Florida high school.
LASD Sheriff Jim McDonnell said his department takes seriously threats of violence on school campuses. School-related threats are on the increase in LA county, and are regularly investigated by his department, he said.
In the El Camino case, McDonnell said a security guard overheard the student say he was going to shoot up the school sometime in the next three weeks. The student had an "extensive" disciplinary record and officials found that a semi-automatic weapon was registered to the student's home address, McDonnell said.
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Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/el-camino-high-school-thwarted-attack-plot-los-angeles-sheriff-officials-brief-media-live-updates/
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