EXETER TWP., Pa. – Local police say they recovered a handgun from Exeter Junior High School Wednesday morning after a student made online threats toward two Berks County students.<\/p>\n
The Exeter Township Police Department said in a news release that a juvenile suspect is in police custody. They also said there are no known additional threats to the junior high school at this time.<\/p>\n
Of the two students who received the threats, one lives in the jurisdiction of Exeter Township police, and the other lives in the jurisdiction of the Central Berks Regional Police Department, according to the news release.<\/p>\n
The two police departments worked together with the Exeter Township School District to investigate the threats and to secure a handgun from the junior high school, the news release said.<\/p>\n
Police say the online threats were accompanied by a video showing the student suspect manipulating a handgun, later identified as a Ruger-57. Officers say they located the loaded handgun in a hallway trash can at the junior high school shortly after arriving Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n
Police say they believe the suspect obtained the firearm while visiting the residence of a family friend, but they are still investigating how the student accessed the gun.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe immediate communication and coordinated response between law enforcement agencies and school officials were instrumental in bringing this incident to a safe resolution,\u201d Exeter Township police said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The investigation is active and ongoing, police say.<\/p>\n
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