No One Hurt After Gun Is Discharged at Battle Creek Elementary School
Battle Creek officials say no one was hurt after a firearm was discharged at Ann J. Kellogg Elementary School.
No students were injured after a firearm was discharged at Ann J. Kellogg Elementary School in Battle Creek on Sept. 22, according to information released by the city.
Officials said a third-grade student brought the firearm to school and it discharged in a hallway. A staff member immediately secured it. The school was placed on lockdown, and police responded at about 8:30 a.m.; the lockdown later ended. What remains under investigationPolice obtained a statement from the student and searched the residence where the child had been staying under a warrant, city information said. Officers collected additional evidence and plan to submit charges to the Calhoun County Prosecutor’s Office for review.
That review is not a charging decision. Cereal City Buzz will distinguish confirmed updates from preliminary reporting as more information becomes public. Safety contextThe city said officers have made juvenile firearm-possession arrests this year and stressed secure firearm storage. Families seeking current school information should rely on official Battle Creek Public Schools and City of Battle Creek updates.
The city’s notice and reporting from the Battle Creek Enquirer were used for this developing account. Questions you might haveQ: Was anyone injured?
Q: Is the lockdown still in place?
Q: Have charges been filed? |
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unbelievable a 3rd grader had a gun at school. Hope they figure out how that even happened. Gotta keep those guns locked up.
Kevin M.It's scary to think how easily kids can get access sometimes. I really hope parents take storage seriously after this.
Thank you for your comment, officials are stressing secure firearm storage for exactly this reason, and the investigation into how the firearm ended up at the school is ongoing.