Independence police detain armed man at Blue Springs elementary school

An unknown man brought a gun into a Blue Springs elementary school Thursday morning, according to the Independence police department. No one was hurt.

Officers with the Independence Police Department were dispatched to Sunny Pointe Elementary, at 3920 NW R.D. Mize Rd, around 8:50 a.m., according to Detective Jack Taylor, an IPD spokesperson.

Police were sent to the elementary school after receiving a call about an ongoing domestic dispute, according to a letter sent to Sunny Pointe families and obtained by The Star. A passing resident allegedly saw a man entering the school with a gun and called the Independence Police Department, according to Taylor…

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