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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 2, 2013
HUNTERSVILLE, NC:On Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 10:27a.m., the
Huntersville Police Department received a callfrom Security
personnel at Central Piedmont Community College Merancas Campus,
advising astudent currently on the campus may be in possession of a
handgun. Officers responded and madecontact with CPCCs security
personnel, who provided information on a student witness which
hadobserved two white males in the parking lot of the campus in
possession of a weapon. Huntersville
Officers requested CPCC security personnel lock down the campus
so officers could conduct asecurity sweep of the property.
As a precaution, Lake Norman Charter High School and Middle
School were placed on lockdowndue to the close proximity to where
the weapon was last seen in the CPCC campus parking
lot.Huntersville officers in conjunction with Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Police Department and theassistance of the CMPD aviation unit,
conducted a complete search of the campus as well as theimmediate
areas around the campus and did not locate the suspects.
Officers were able to identify one of the suspects by vehicle
description and vehicle registrationinformation provided by the
witness. Investigators were able to locate this suspect at his
workplaceand conducted an interview about the incident. The suspect
is a student at the campus and was
indeed at the campus this morning, but had left to go to work
before the arrival of officers. Duringthe investigation, it was
determined the weapon seen on campus by the witness, in possession
ofthe suspect, was a paintball gun. It was determined that the
second suspect was not involved.Officers will not be pursuing
charges in relation to this incident at this time.
Anyone with information concerning this crime, or anyone
requesting more information, should contactDeputy Chief of Police
Michael Kee at 704-464-5400.
The Mission of the Huntersville Police Department, through a
Community Policing Partnership, is to improve the quality of
lifeand provide a sense of safety and security in our community,
through the delivery of outstanding services with the highest
standards of Honor, Professionalism, and Dedication to Duty.
HUNTERSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
MEDIA RELEASE Weapon on School Property
Media Release Number: 131002-01
