On November 3, 2021 several students were arrested during a fight at Hopewell High School in Huntersville, NC. 2 guns were found during the fight. 5 students total were arrested. <\/p>\n
And as a result, Hopewell High School was placed on lockdown. The fight was in the afternoon. The fight started after a student was robbed by the gun tooting students earlier in the day. The retaliatory fight began, and a gun from one of the students fell on the ground, along with several bullets. Police were able to seize that gun. <\/p>\n
Police were able to identify all the students involved in the fight through the in-school camera system. Another student had a second gun, which was loaded. <\/p>\n
That gun was seized too. Both of the guns were reported stolen. The guns seized were a loaded Phoenix Arms .22 pistol and a Glock Model 34 9mm pistol. <\/p>\n
The five arrested students included four boys and one girl, they have all been charged with possession of a weapon on school grounds. Their ages are 17, 17, 17, 16, and 15.<\/p>\n
The principal of the school sent this letter to parents: <\/p>\n
\n\u201cThis is Principal Pickard with an important message about incidents that occurred at our school today. We received information that led to a lockdown and a search by law enforcement for a firearm on campus. During the search, a firearm was found in a student\u2019s book bag. Dismissal was delayed for some of our students.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Earnest Winston released the following statement:<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI am concerned and I know I\u2019m not alone. Guns are coming into our schools from homes and our streets. We must address this problem, but also the underlying issues that are leading to school-age adolescents getting access to guns in the first place. <\/em>We must get guns out of young people\u2019s hands.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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