A school resource officer disarmed a student who pulled out a loaded gun during a fight Monday at a high school in Stockton, California, police said.
The suspect, a 17-year-old male, was booked into juvenile hall on charges of assault, criminal threatening, resisting arrest and weapons charges.
A school resource officer could be seen removing the gun from the suspect during the struggle. (Stockton Police Department)
The fight broke out on campus during lunch at Lincoln High School, which serves nearly 3,000 students.
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“When our SRO and school staff were breaking it up, our SRO saw it [suspect] pull a gun out of his waistband and that’s when our SRO took him to the ground and disarmed him,” Joseph Silva, spokesman for the Stockton Police Department, told Fox News Digital.
The Stockton Police Department has released this image of a gun seized during a fight at Lincoln High School. (Stockton Police Department)
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During the fight, two students were slightly injured.
Administrators at Lincoln High School and the Lincoln Unified School District could not immediately be reached for comment Monday afternoon.
Paul Best is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter: @KincaidBest.
