Preteen boys brought BB guns to St. Paul school, police say
After a St Paul school received a tip that students may have brought BB guns to school Friday two were identified during a search No one was injured and no threats were made Creative Arts Secondary School Principal Kristen Lynch wrote in a letter to parents BB guns are not toys and students who bring them to school face serious consequences Officers responded about a m to the inhabitants school on Kellogg Boulevard in downtown which is for sixth- to -graders Police determined the - and -year-old boys each brought a BB gun to school to show friends explained Sgt Toy Vixayvong a St Paul police spokesman They did not arrest the boys and the school will be handling the case with the students and their parents he announced Lynch urged parents to make sure any weapons at home are safely stored and not accessible to children This also serves as a good reminder to check your child s backpack daily to ensure that dangerous and non-educational items are left at home she wrote There were two previous instances of guns discovered at St Paul Constituents Schools this school year On the first day of school this month a -year-old was determined with a handgun at Johnson Senior High School on Arcade Street and arrested It was unloaded when police recovered it Last week a overview of a gun at Como Park Senior High led police to arrest a -year-old novice off school grounds The pupil ran from the Rose Avenue school and police noted they ascertained him about a mile away and recovered a handgun and loaded magazine from a yard where the suspect had been seen Related Articles Officers find remains they believe are Travis Decker requested in killings of his young daughters Liquid larceny Used cooking oil thefts bubbling up in the Twin Cities Second defendant gets -year sentence for role in fatal shooting of South St Paul father during marijuana robbery Feds charge in massive housing stabilization fraud scheme involving M DC leaders defend crime fighting efforts to Congress as federal law enforcement surge continues
