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Student Arrested For Balboa High School Gun Incident
4 San Francisco schools were on lockdown Thursday when a gun went off in a classroom.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A student at San Francisco's Balboa High School was arrested on suspicion of a slew of felonies after a gun in their possession went off inside a classroom Thursday, police said.
The student was booked into the Juvenile Justice Center on suspicion of assault with a firearm, carrying a concealed firearm, possession of ammunition on school grounds, being a minor in possession of a firearm,
carrying a concealed weapon on school grounds, being a minor in possession of live ammunition and negligent discharge of a firearm, according to police.
Three other students, who were detained on suspicion of being accessories after the fact, were released to their parents. They're facing possible charges pending further investigation, police said.
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Officers responded to the high school, located at 1000 Cayuga Ave., around 11:15 a.m. for a report of a gun possibly going off in a classroom.
The high school immediately went on lockdown, and all students were kept in classrooms behind locked doors and out of site, according to the school district. Nearby Leadership High School, James Denman Middle School and San Miguel Early Education School were also placed on lockdown as a precaution.
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Officers searched the school and located the gun and a spent bullet casing, police said.
One student suffered injuries during the incident that were not considered life threatening, but the student's injuries were not related to the gun discharging. That student was evaluated and released to their
parents.
No other students were injured, according to police.
The lockdown was eventually lifted at all four schools, and the students at Balboa were released for the remainder of the day Thursday.
Today, school district officials said there will be classroom discussions and extra counseling staff available at the school's teen health center to support students.
The incident remains under investigation and police are asking anyone with information to call their tipline at (415) 575-4444 of to text a tip to TIP411 with "SFPD" at the beginning of the message. Tipsters can remain anonymous.
— Bay City News; Image by Renee Schiavone, Patch
