Overview

• Staff reported possible weapons around 9:14 a.m., and the school resource officer and safety team quickly located and confiscated a handgun and an airsoft pistol.
• Two students were detained and booked into a juvenile detention center on suspicion of interference with school staff, possession of a handgun by a juvenile, unlawful conduct on public property, and unlawful possession of a weapon on school grounds.
• Deputies placed the school in a security hold and brought in additional units and a K-9 team during the response.
• No one was injured, and investigators said they found no plan to harm students or faculty.
• The incident occurred at Mesa Ridge High School in Widefield School District 3 in unincorporated El Paso County, drawing heightened attention following this week’s deadly shooting at Evergreen High School.