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Student in custody after making threat at Yorkville Freshman Academy, District 115 says · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Student charged after bringing a loaded gun to Yorkville Freshman Academy, police
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  say. This article is being read by an automated
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  voice, brought to you by Everlet. A 14-year-old student has been charged
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  after allegedly bringing a loaded handgun in a backpack to the Yorkville
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  Freshman Academy on Tuesday, according to Yorkville police. The student was transported
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  to the King count Juvenile Justice Center and charged with several offenses,
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  including unlawful possession of a weapon and six counts of aggravated unlawful
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  possession of a weapon, according to a news release from the Yorkville
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  police, Department. The student also is charged with possession of a stolen
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  firearm and one count of obstructing a peace officer, police said.
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  The student was taken into custody without incident, police said. Yorkville High
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  School and The
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  Yorkville Freshman Academy went into lockdown due to the threat made about
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  one fifteen PM, according to Yorkville School District one hundred fifteen officials.
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  According to the police, school staff were alerted by students that the
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  suspect might have a loaded handgun on school property. A school staff
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  member separated the suspect from the rest of The
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  students, police said. The student was kept in a contained location until
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  police and school security arrived, police
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  said The school resource officer was able to determine that the student
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  had a loaded handgun inside the student's backpack, police said. The students
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  was then taken into custody and the firearm secured according to the
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  release. Following the students arrest, the school's lockdown was reduced to secure
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  status for the rest of the day. The police remained on scene
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  to ensure a safe dismissal. The
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  police said the incident is isolated and the have not identified any
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  evidence of other student being involved or any specific threats directed at
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  other students. The police said their investigation remains ongoing and additional charges
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  may be filed if more evidence indicates further violations. In a statement
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  sent out to district families, Superintendent Matt Zedeker praised the quick actions
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  that kept the students and staff safe. I want to reassure our
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  community that all students and staff remained completely safe throughout the lockdown
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  and our building safety procedures were executed quickly and effectively. Zedeker said
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  in his statement, Through immediate intervention and coordination, the student responsible for
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  making the threat was quickly identified and located. The police thanked the
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  educators, staff, and administration of the school for their professionalism and commitment
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  to student safety. We would especially like to recognize the students who
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  had the courage to speak up when they observed something concerning, the
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  police said in the release. Their decision to report their concerns allowed,
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  school personnel and law enforcement to respond promptly. The police also thanked
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  the Plano Police Department and the Kendall County Sheriff's Office who assisted
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  in the response.