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Toy Pistol Triggers Heavy Police Response at Pirna Vocational School

Officers deployed specialized LebEL teams as a precaution based on a witness report of a weapon.

Overview

  • Witnesses reported seeing a weapon on a student, prompting school leaders in Pirna to alert police.
  • Multiple patrols and life‑threat LebEL officers arrived shortly after 9 a.m. and searched rooms and questioned people.
  • The suspected weapon was located in the gym and identified as a toy pistol.
  • Several vocational students had handled the imitation firearm, and police conducted Gefährderansprachen with those involved.
  • The operation ended on site around 11:30 a.m., and the school declined to comment on the incident.