{"id":2250,"date":"2026-05-08T07:20:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T07:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=2250"},"modified":"2026-05-08T07:20:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T07:20:56","slug":"student-found-with-loaded-gun-after-fleeing-high-school-in-westminster-police-say-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=2250","title":{"rendered":"Student found with loaded gun after fleeing high school in Westminster, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A student at La Quinta High School in Westminster was arrested Tuesday morning after allegedly fleeing the campus and being found with a loaded firearm, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=2249\">Little Saigon remembers with Black April ceremony<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At around 10:00 a.m. on April 28, a school resource officer responded to a report of a student vaping on campus. The student was escorted to the principal\u2019s office without issue, but refused a search of his bag and ran from the school, police said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>The officer detained the student off campus. During a search, authorities said they found a loaded firearm in the student\u2019s belongings.<\/p>\n<p>A check of the weapon later revealed it did not have a serial number, with police identifying it as a \u201cghost gun,\u201d according to the release.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=2248\">Westminster\u2019s new street signs honoring Charlie Kirk go viral<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Investigators searched the student\u2019s home but did not find any additional firearms.<\/p>\n<p>The student was booked into Orange County Juvenile Hall on weapons-related charges. Authorities did not release his identity because the student is a minor. His age was not given.<\/p>\n<p>Police said they believe the incident was isolated and that there is no ongoing threat to the school or the surrounding community.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=2247\">Stanton driver gets 3 years in prison for a hit-and-run that killed a pedestrian in Garden Grove<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The student had refused to let police search his bag on campus, they said. 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