Gun, Ammunition Incidents Span Multiple Schools

In separate school incidents, students were found with firearms or ammunition at schools in Colorado, New York, Missouri, Delaware and Oregon. At Centennial High School in Fort Collins, Colorado, staff found a loaded handgun in a student's backpack during a safety search prompted by a medical event; the student was taken to a hospital, and police said there was no ongoing threat. At Smithtown High School West in New York, a student was arrested after an investigation into a peer conflict led staff to find an unloaded handgun and ammunition in the student's backpack; officials said they knew of no specific threat. At Riverview Gardens High School in Missouri, staff confiscated a loaded firearm after a security checkpoint alert, and the district reported no injuries or threats to students or staff. At Middletown High School in Delaware, a student was found with a loaded gun and taken into custody, while authorities reported no injuries or known additional threats; at Eagle Point Middle School in Oregon, a student was cited and removed after live ammunition and a firearm magazine were found, though no gun was located and officials said no direct threats had been made. Another report said a student was charged after allegedly trying to bring a gun to school, but provided no further details.