2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 18
One of the teens arrested Tuesday following a gun scare in Manassas Park faces charges. Police found the teen to be in possesion of a pellet gun.
Here’s more in a statement from Manassas Park police Division Chief Karen Barton:
On March 17, 2015, one juvenile was charged with Disorderly Conduct and is being held at the Juvenile Detention Home, pending a court hearing. A rifle style pellet gun with a scope and several other replica firearms were seized when this juvenile was taken into custody. Detectives are in the process of obtaining a petition for felony brandishing on school property for the same juvenile. No charges were placed against the second juvenile.
Update
Two 17-year-old males are in custody after a gun scare outside Manassas Park Elementary School.
Witnesses told police they spotted two people in the woods behind the school with what appeared to be a rifle with a scope attached, according to Manassas Park police spokeswoman Karen Barton.
A bus driver saw the two approaching the school at 3:06 p.m., about the time classes were about to dismiss.
The school was placed into a lockdown status and all students, faculty, and staff were sheltered in place. No one was injured, and the lockdown was lifted about 5 p.m.
The identities of the juveniles were not released. It is unclear what the two teens will be charged with.
4:45 p.m.
A report of a person with a gun at Manassas Park Elementary School prompted a police response.
Police were called to the school at 3:06 p.m. after a report of a student with a gun came in. A police spokeswoman said no gun was found at the school.
Students were placed on lockdown until about 4:40 p.m. Students are now being released from their classrooms and onto buses, according to the police spokeswoman.
No one was injured. No charges have been filed in the case, the spokeswoman told Manassas Local.
Manassas Park Elementary School was just about to dismiss classes for the day just as the call about the gun came into 911 operators.
The school is located at 9298 Cougar Court in Manassas Park. More than 900 students attend classes at the school.
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