A 17-year-old student at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College in Denver was arrested Friday afternoon for investigation of a gun violation, police said.
About 2:15 p.m. officers went to the campus, 19535 E. 46th Ave., on a report of a student with a weapon, said Jay Casillas, a police spokesman.
: Officers responded to MLK JR. Early College on a report of a student with a weapon. The investigation led to the recovery of a handgun in an unoccupied vehicle off-campus and the arrest of a juvenile for a weapon offense. The investigation is ongoing.
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice)
A handgun was recovered from an unoccupied car off campus, Casillas said. The student, a male, was arrested without incident.
The vehicle the weapon was found in belongs to someone other than the juvenile, Casillas said. The vehicle owner has not been charged with a crime and is cooperating with investigators.
The incident remains under investigation. MLK Jr. Early College has students in grades six through 12.
