Parent arrested after 4-year-old found with loaded handgun at Corpus Christi school

A Corpus Christi Police Department officer was on scene at the time and immediately took possession of the handgun, according to the CCPD blotter page.


CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — JFK Elementary in West Oso ISD went into lockdown Wednesday morning around 9 a.m. after school officials were notified that a four-year-old student was in possession of a loaded handgun on campus.

An off-duty Corpus Christi police officer immediately took possession of and secured the weapon, according to a statement from the CCPD.

“Being four years old, bringing a gun to school, certainly has us all concerned," West Oso ISD Superintendent Conrado Garcia said.

West Oso ISD sent a letter to parents about the incident.

"While the district does not believe that students and staff were in any kind of imminent danger, as a precaution the campus had increased police presence and maintained a higher level of security at the school until the Corpus Christi Police Department provided an 'all clear' at 10:30 am," the statement said.

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