Student taken into custody after gun found at Hogg Middle School in Houston Heights
A firearm was found at Hogg Middle School Friday morning, prompting lockdown procedures and a student’s arrest. HISD has not answered questions about how the gun was discovered, the student’s age or the timeline for notifying parents.
A student was taken into police custody Friday morning after a firearm was found at Hogg Middle School in Houston’s Heights neighborhood. However, some parents say the campus was never placed on lockdown.
Houston ISD confirmed that district police and school administrators responded to a report of a student with a firearm on campus. According to the district, a campus police officer detained the student as lockdown procedures were being initiated. HISD police recovered and confiscated the weapon.
No students or staff were harmed, the district said.
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Parents received an email about the incident at approximately 10:04 a.m. Friday. According to the school’s front office, the incident occurred before the school day began. School starts at 8:30 a.m.
KPRC 2 reached out to HISD for more information, including how the firearm was discovered, the student’s age and the timeline between the incident and the notification sent to parents.
The district did not directly address those questions and instead provided the following statement:
“This morning, HISD Police and administrators at Hogg Middle School responded to a report that a student was in possession of a firearm on campus. A campus police officer responded immediately and detained the student as lockdown procedures were being initiated. HISD Police recovered and confiscated the firearm. No students or staff were harmed.
“The student is in police custody, and the incident remains under investigation. The matter will be addressed in accordance with the law and District policy. The safety of students and staff is HISD’s highest priority. The District reminds students, families, and staff that if they see something, they should say something.
“Any information about weapons, potential threats or other safety concerns should be reported immediately to HISD Police or campus administrators.”
The investigation remains ongoing.