CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A 19-year-old is accused of bringing a rifle to a Charlotte high school campus Thursday.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said a lockdown was prompted at Julius L. Chambers High School around 11:15 a.m. after officers received an unsubstantiated threat. Police canvassed the area and located a vehicle on campus with the 19-year-old male driver inside. He had a loaded rifle inside, although officers noted he was unrelated to the original call about the threat.
Police took him into custody and charged him with possession of a firearm on educational property. Additionally, he was charged with possessing a firearm with an obliterated or altered serial number.
CMPD reminds parents and caretakers not to bring weapons on campus or have them in vehicles when picking up a child.
The investigation remains ongoing. The threat also prompted lockdowns at two other nearby schools.
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