Schools Closed After Boy Seen With Gun

Thu., March 26, 1998

Associated Press

School officials closed down Soos Creek Elementary Wednesday afternoon after a teenager with a pellet gun was seen on a nearby street.

And officials at nearby Sunrise Elementary School locked down their building - locking all outside doors and closing window shades. Children said they were kept inside until the teen had left the area.

In the wake of a school shooting Tuesday that left five dead in Jonesboro, Ark., Soos Creek Principal Anne Ford said she believes officials erred on the side of caution.

The incident began about 2:20 p.m. when a young person with a gun was seen walking near the schools in this south King County town.

King County police searched for the person, then discovered he was a 15-year-old boy carrying his new BB gun on his way to target shooting.

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