A 17-year-old student was arrested Friday morning after officers recovered a fully loaded firearm at St. Croix Central High School, the Virgin Islands Police Department reported.
At about 8:08 a.m. Friday, officers from the School Security Bureau assigned to the campus were alerted by school officials that a student had made threats to shoot anyone who approached, police said. Officers and school staff immediately took precautionary safety measures and searched the student’s backpack, where they found a black-colored, fully loaded firearm.
The student was arrested for carrying a firearm openly or concealed and transported to the Youth Rehabilitation Center pending an advice of rights hearing.
Police said they are continuing to work in coordination with the Virgin Islands Education Department to maintain safety on school grounds.
The department urged anyone with information about weapons or threats on school campuses to contact law enforcement or school administrators.
