MUSKEGON, Mich. — Muskegon Middle School went into a lockdown Wednesday afternoon after a 17-year-old intruder fought with a student and was found to have a gun in his waistband, according to the superintendent.
Superintendent Matthew Cortez told FOX 17 Wednesday that it happened during the middle school’s dismissal.
He says the 17-year-old came onto the property and “picked a fight” with a student. Cortez believes it’s possible the two have “history.”
The Campus Response and Safety Team (CRST) addressed the fight immediately.
As they were doing so, the 17-year-old intruder fell to the ground and the CRST team saw that the boy had a gun in his waistband.
The school was placed on lockdown right away. Students who had left the building were returned inside and the intruder took off.
Officers with the Muskegon Police Department responded just before 12:30 p.m.
The fight was broken up and one person had already left the scene before officers arrived.
Officers identified everyone involved and say criminal charges are pending; however, the department was not able to confirm if there was a weapon involved.
Cortez says no one fired any weapons and no one got hurt.
If you have any information about this incident, call the Muskegon Police Department at 231-724-6750 or Silent Observer at 231-722-7463.
