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Armed Student Shows Up At High School. Police Respond, Show Why They’re Necessary.

Hank Berrien
Armed Student Shows Up At High School. Police Respond, Show Why They’re Necessary.
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On Monday, a 17-year-old student at Waukesha South High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, brought a gun to school, but after he allegedly pointed it at police officers who were attempting to deescalate the situation, one officer, an 11-year veteran of the police department, fired at the student, wounding him and preventing him from possibly using his firearm.

MarketWatch reported, “A Waukesha South High School student informed a school resource officer that a classmate had a handgun at around 10:17 a.m., Waukesha Police Chief Russell Jack said. He said the resource officer went to the classroom to confront the 17-year-old suspect and move other students in the room to safety.”

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