TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa police detained a 12-year-old with an airsoft pistol after responding to Hale Junior High around 2 p.m. Monday.
Police told 2 News one student reported seeing another student with what looked like a pistol inside of the school. The student texted police to report the gun which alerted officers to search the building.
Officers found a 12-year-old boy with a pistol style airsoft gun inside the school.
Tulsa Police Department
Police searched the school room by room and the school implemented a precautionary lock down until investigators cleared the building.
Here is the letter the district sent to parents of Hale Junior High students.
Today, Hale Middle School was placed on a precautionary lockdown based on an anonymous tip. The Tulsa Police Department and Tulsa Public School Campus Police team responded immediately, conducted a sweep of the school. Following a search, a Campus Police officer found a weapon in a student’s bag. Our team immediately isolated the student and secured the weapon and the student involved was arrested. At no time were other students in danger.
We are grateful to our law enforcement partners for responding so quickly and so thoroughly to keep our students safe. It is important to know that students who bring weapons or drugs to school or who make social media threats can face incredibly serious consequences, including arrest and criminal charges. Students who bring guns to school will be arrested and charged, without exception.
As a reminder, our safety hotline at 918-480-SAFE is staffed around the clock. Reports may be made anonymously, and we keep the identity of callers confidential.
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