Possible School Shooting in Los Angeles Thwarted by Security Guard, Police Say

Just two days after one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history, security officer Marino Chavez was walking down a hallway at El Camino High School in Whittier, California, when he overheard a student talking about shooting up the school.

“I heard him say that in three weeks, there would be a school shooting,” Chavez recounted during a Wednesday press conference.

After confronting the 17-year-old boy, who claimed the statement was a joke, Chavez contacted the authorities and the student’s home was searched. Inside, authorities with the Los Angeles Police Department said they found two AR-15 rifles, two handguns and 90 high-capacity military grade magazines.

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Officers are crediting Chavez with helping thwart what might have been yet another mass killing at a high school.

The student, whose name will not be released due to his young age, was charged with making criminal threats. His older brother, Daniel Barcenes, a military veteran who claimed the guns belonged to him, was arrested on charges of possession of an assault weapon, thumbhole stock, import of high capacity magazine, possession of high capacity magazine, criminal storage of a firearm and failure to register a personal handgun. Barcenes was booked at Norwalk Sheriff’s Station and held on $35,000, police said.


Source: Yahoo News