Kennewick High Student Arrested for Pellet Gun at School

Kennewick Police say a 15-year-old student at Kennewick High School was arrested after other students reported seeing a handgun in his backpack.

   The gun in question turned out to be a pellet gun

The School Resource Officer was alerted at the school on Wednesday after a report the student had a firearm.

The student was removed from class and the weapon was confiscated. It turned out to be a Co2-powered pellet gun, but like many such items, was very realistic and looked exactly like a .357 handgun.

No threat was made, and Police learned the student brought it with him to give to another student.

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KPD and other law enforcement agencies remind citizens and students that it is illegal to bring any kind of weapon onto school grounds, even if it's only a BB or pellet gun. The student was charged with possession of a dangerous weapon and was booked into the Benton County Juvenile Justice Center.