VAIL, Ariz. (KGUN) — Two students at Cienega High School are facing charges after investigators say they brought a gun onto campus this week, the Pima County Sheriff's Department announced on Friday night.
PCSD says deputies were called to the school Friday morning after reports that a student had shown a weapon to another student.
Officials say that the student alerted staff, who immediately notified the school resource officer.
Deputies secured the weapon and separated it from the student, a press release said.
PCSD said, out of caution, a full security sweep of the campus was also conducted.
During the investigation, deputies discovered a second student had also been involved with the same firearm earlier in the week.
Both students — identified only as a freshman and a sophomore — were arrested. They are facing three charges each:
- Minor in possession of a firearm
- Minor in possession of a firearm on school grounds
- Interference with or disruption of an educational institution
The Sheriff’s Department says the investigation remains ongoing.
