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| Police said two fast-acting Utah parents disarmed their 15-year-old son in the hallway of a Utah junior high school Thursday after the teenager brought the family’s shotgun and handgun to school, discharging at least one round without injuring anyone. | Police said two fast-acting Utah parents disarmed their 15-year-old son in the hallway of a Utah junior high school Thursday after the teenager brought the family’s shotgun and handgun to school, discharging at least one round without injuring anyone. |
| Police chief Tom Ross of Bountiful, a city in northern Utah, said the boy’s mother and father became concerned about their son Thursday morning. They went to Mueller Park junior high when they noticed a handgun and shotgun were missing from their home. Ross said the parents confronted their son in a school hallway and disarmed him. | Police chief Tom Ross of Bountiful, a city in northern Utah, said the boy’s mother and father became concerned about their son Thursday morning. They went to Mueller Park junior high when they noticed a handgun and shotgun were missing from their home. Ross said the parents confronted their son in a school hallway and disarmed him. |
| Police were still trying to learn whether the student intentionally fired the gun or if the weapon went off accidentally while the parents intervened. | Police were still trying to learn whether the student intentionally fired the gun or if the weapon went off accidentally while the parents intervened. |
| Ross said he’s “extremely grateful for the parents for their involvement and the fact that this ended without any loss of life”. | Ross said he’s “extremely grateful for the parents for their involvement and the fact that this ended without any loss of life”. |
| Police did not immediately release the student’s identity. Ross would only say that the student was a 15-year-old white boy. | Police did not immediately release the student’s identity. Ross would only say that the student was a 15-year-old white boy. |
| Ross had very few details about the incident, including any about a possible motive. | Ross had very few details about the incident, including any about a possible motive. |
| Police had not been contacted before about the boy, Ross said. | Police had not been contacted before about the boy, Ross said. |
| As the parents intervened, a teacher called 911 and a police officer who happened to be down the street arrived and took custody of the student soon after, police said. | As the parents intervened, a teacher called 911 and a police officer who happened to be down the street arrived and took custody of the student soon after, police said. |
| Davis school district spokesman Chris Williams praised the parents, saying, “It’s all of our jobs to keep kids safe.” | Davis school district spokesman Chris Williams praised the parents, saying, “It’s all of our jobs to keep kids safe.” |
| Williams had no immediate information about the student or whether he had any history of trouble or incidents at the school. | Williams had no immediate information about the student or whether he had any history of trouble or incidents at the school. |
| Ross said the student was in custody Thursday morning but did not say if the student had been arrested. | Ross said the student was in custody Thursday morning but did not say if the student had been arrested. |
| Ross said the student’s parents remained “with their son through the process”. | Ross said the student’s parents remained “with their son through the process”. |
| The school, about 11 miles north of Salt Lake City, remained on lockdown as more than 100 officers went room by room through the building to ensure it was safe. | The school, about 11 miles north of Salt Lake City, remained on lockdown as more than 100 officers went room by room through the building to ensure it was safe. |
| Ross said no other students appear to have been involved. | Ross said no other students appear to have been involved. |
| The incident comes about two weeks after another Utah student stabbed five random high school classmates and himself before he was cornered by school workers, according to police. | The incident comes about two weeks after another Utah student stabbed five random high school classmates and himself before he was cornered by school workers, according to police. |
| The victims and the 16-year-old suspect survived. The teen has been charged with five counts of attempted murder in connection with the 15 November rampage at a school in Orem, about 50 miles south of Mueller Park junior high. | The victims and the 16-year-old suspect survived. The teen has been charged with five counts of attempted murder in connection with the 15 November rampage at a school in Orem, about 50 miles south of Mueller Park junior high. |
| Police also arrested a teenager in late October after he shot an older boy twice in the head in a fight over a girl near another Utah middle school. Charges against the 14-year-old include attempted murder and weapons violations. | Police also arrested a teenager in late October after he shot an older boy twice in the head in a fight over a girl near another Utah middle school. Charges against the 14-year-old include attempted murder and weapons violations. |