Schaumburg police responded about 11:45 AM Tuesday to a report of a student with a gun at Schaumburg High School, 1100 West Schaumburg Road Schaumburg, IL. A student at Schaumburg High School was taken into custody Tuesday morning after walking into school with a BB gun tucked in his waistband.
Several students reported about 11:45 a.m. Tuesday seeing the male student what looked like a gun in his waistband.
School administrators acted quickly to secure the student. The weapon was found and identified as a BB gun. The gun had not been used in a threatening manner, according to Principal Tom Little.
Schaumburg police and Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 officials are investigating the incident and any possible motives.
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