A summer school student at Oak Forest High School has been charged with a weapons offense after a firearm was located by security personnel. No threats were made to others, officials said.
A summer school student at Oak Forest High School has been charged with a weapons offense after a firearm was located by security personnel, although no threat was made to other students or school personnel, police said Wednesday.
Oak Forest police said that 19-year-old Amerion R. Epps is charged with unlawful use of a weapon and is scheduled for an initial court appearance Thursday at the Bridgeview courthouse.Police said they responded at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday to the school, 15201 Central Ave., for a report of a firearm being found. After the firearm was located, the school went on lockdown to ensure the safety of all in the building and to ensure there was no other threat, police said in a statement.
Police said Epps was attending summer school, and the firearm was discovered by school security while they were investigating another incident.
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