LAKE RIDGE, Va. - On Sept. 22, staff at Lake Ridge Middle School told police that they saw a young male student with a pellet gun near school grounds. Police arrived on the scene as the student was stopped by school staff and it was determined that this same student and another male student were connected to a previous incident at the school on Sept. 21.
Here's the latest from Prince William police:
Weapon on School Property – On September 22nd at 2:41PM, officers responded to Lake Ridge Middle School located at 12350 Mohican Rd in Woodbridge (22192) to investigate a report of someone with a gun near the school. School staff was able to detain the person, identified as a male juvenile student from Woodbridge Senior High School, prior to police arriving in the area. The weapon in his possession was also quickly determined to be a pellet gun. No injuries were reported and the pellet gun was never pointed towards the school, students or staff. The investigation revealed that during a scheduled fire drill, staff observed the older student walk out of a nearby wooded area carrying, what was believed to be, a weapon. Staff immediately called police and were able to detain the student without incident. While investigating this incident, officers were able to connect the same student to an incident the prior evening. On September 21st at 7:28PM, officers responded to Lake Ridge Middle School after a caller reportedly observed a juvenile male shooting a pellet gun at a can near the school’s track area. As police were responding to the incident, the student fled into the wooded area where he reportedly left the pellet gun. The student then went to retrieve the gun the next day where he was seen by the school’s staff during the fire drill. Another male juvenile from Lake Ridge Middle School was also connected to the incident on September 21st. This case has been turned over to the Juvenile Court System for review and further action.
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