North Salem High School Student Arrested for Pointing Gun at Classmate

Salem, OR
A North Salem High School (Salem, Oregon) student was arrested Wednesday afternoon after allegedly pulling out a handgun during class and pointing it at another student.

Staff members immediately contacted security. Salem Police confirmed the report, saying that, when approached by school staff, the 17-year-old male student fled the school. The incident occurred around 10 a.m. on November 7.

Officers checked the area surrounding the school and eventually located the student hours later - at 12:30 p.m. - several blocks from the high school. At that time, the student was not carrying a gun.

He was arrested without incident on charges of disorderly conduct, menacing, and possession of a firearm in a public building.

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