Wyoming student faces 9 counts of attempted murder after bringing handguns, ammunition to school

UPDATE 11/15/18: 4:00 p.m.: The 14-year-old junior high student who brought two handguns and ammunition to a Wyoming school and threatened to shoot another student and staff members faces nine counts of attempted first-degree murder.

Gillette Police Lt. Brent Wasson says each of the nine counts is for a potential victim who was identified as someone the student intended to target because he was unhappy with them or was in the classroom where the student planned to commit the shooting.

The Gillette News Record reports that the Campbell County Attorney’s Office declined to say whether the teen, whose name hasn’t been released, will be charged as a juvenile or as an adult.

The student was found Tuesday with the guns after another student reported him to school staff after hearing him make threats.
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Police in northeast Wyoming say a 14-year-old junior high student brought two handguns and 36 rounds of ammunition to school and threatened to shoot a student and staff members because he was unhappy with them.

The Gillette News Record reports the student, who got the guns from his parents, was taken into custody Tuesday without incident and was detained at the Campbell County jail pending charges. The student’s name wasn’t released because of his age.

The student was carrying a 40-caliber handgun and had a 9-mm handgun in his locker when another student heard him making the threats. That student told staff who contained the student and called police.

Schools superintendent Alex Ayers says the school was locked down for 90 minutes and opened as scheduled on Wednesday.