Teen arrested after ‘possible’ shooting at Wisconsin elementary school thwarted by staff

A 13-year-old boy is in custody after allegedly trying to break into a home Kenosha, WIelementary school with a gun Thursday morning before being scared off by a staff member, police said.

Kenosha police said just after 9 a.m. Thursday, a suspicious boy carrying a backpack walked into a secured area of ​​the school.

When the boy was approached by a school employee, he immediately fled. All schools in the Kenosha Unified School District (KUSD) were subsequently placed on a school freeze, meaning business continued inside buildings and no one was allowed in or out.

Police said during a news conference they received several tips about the suspect’s presence in the area, which ultimately led them to locate the suspect, a 13-year-old KUSD student. Responding officers convinced the teen to surrender before him was arrested.

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In a video shared by police during the press conference, the arrested teen is seen with a gun inside a house.

Officials said the video shows the teen appearing to practice “room entry techniques.”

Investigators also learned that the teen had searched the Internet for school shootings before Thursday’s incident.

“We believe this was in fact an armed suspect with a firearm, and there was no legitimate reason to enter the school,” police said. Kenosha Police Chief Patrick Patton said. “The only reason the individual was unable to fully enter the school was due to the quick and diligent actions of school staff.”

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KUSD Superintendent Jeff Weiss told reporters that the teen tried to enter the elementary school multiple times, explaining that the student checked several doors and entrances before heading to the secure entrance.

“Today we experienced something that all school staff and families fear: a possible school shooting,” Weiss said.

Weiss emphasized that when Roosevelt was built, it was built to get students out in the event of a fire, not challenges that schools face today, such as shootings.

In a letter obtained by FOX6 in Milwaukeesent to the school community, Weiss informed that parents’ safety work as a district prevented further tragedies.

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“Our staff and students, along with law enforcement partners, regularly assess, plan and rehearse for incidents like the one we encountered at Roosevelt this morning. We do not take this lightly,” Weiss said. “We are grateful for the secure entrance to Roosevelt Elementary School that allowed easy access to the building and our students and staff. We are grateful for our employees who bravely stop the individual and ask questions that cause the individual to question their choices and flee.

“We are grateful to multiple law enforcement agencies that have surrounded our schools, not only in Kenosha Unified, but across the county,” he added. “We are grateful for our staff who continue to work throughout the day with our children, your children and our students to provide as much normalcy as possible, despite their own fears they may face. We are grateful for our families who trust us to work with law enforcement to keep their children safe.”