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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A gun was pulled out during a confrontation at KIPP Mosaic Academy on Thursday morning, the Houston Police Department confirmed.
HPD said they got a call about a suspicious person at the school after 7 a.m., and just minutes after, a second call about someone who was threatened and had a gun pulled on them was reported.
In a letter to families later that day, KIPP said the incident was an altercation between a parent and someone unaffiliated with the school.
KIPP said that while some families may have witnessed a firearm during the altercation, no students or staff were harmed and the offender was arrested by HPD.
Officers confirmed to ABC13 that a person was immediately detained in connection with the incident.
In the letter, KIPP shared mental health resources available to its students.
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