Student suspected of gun theft sparks shelter-in-place, school lockdown in Richfield

A 15-year-old student who was suspected of gun theft sparked a shelter-in-place order and high school lockdown in Richfield on Thursday morning.

According to the Richfield Police Department, officers arrived around 10:15 a.m. at Richfield High School to speak with a student about the recent theft of two handguns. As the student was being escorted out of the school, the student fled on foot into the nearby neighborhood,.

Officers established a perimeter, and the high school was placed on lockdown, as well as the district’s adjacent office and Central Education Center…

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