Student arrested after gun brought to school in La Joya

Source: The Monitor, McAllen, TexasAug.存倉 27--LA JOYA -- School police arrested a 13-year-old boy accused of taking a .22-caliber handgun to school during the first day of classes.Investigators arrested the student from Dr. Javier Saenz Middle School on Monday afternoon after an investigation into a firearm that had been brought to campus, said La Joya ISD police Chief Raul Gonzalez.Police were called Monday afternoon after a parent discovered that his child had a handgun in his possession that had been given to him at school by another student, Gonzalez said."We are investigating where he got the weapon," Gonzalez said.Investigators tracked down the student who had taken the handgun to school, arrested him and took him to the juvenile detention center in Edinburg on unlawful p迷你倉ssession of a firearm charges, he said.Even though the investigation is still in its preliminary stages, Gonzalez believes the gun was not intended to be used in a threatening fashion or against anyone at school."We are looking into the fact that it appears the student who took the gun intended to sell it," he said.School officials are expected to send out a letter to parents informing them of the incident."Students should be taking pens, pencils, paper and book to school, not weapons," Gonzalez said. "This student and anyone else that brings a weapon to school is facing some very serious consequences."iortiz@themonitor.comCopyright: ___ (c)2013 The Monitor (McAllen, Texas) Visit The Monitor (McAllen, Texas) at .themonitor.com Distributed by MCT Information Services自存倉