Kenosha Bradford student with loaded firearm, arrested: police

Kenosha Bradford student with loaded firearm, arrested: police

A 16-year-old student at Kenosha Bradford High School was arrested Wednesday morning after a loaded firearm was found in his possession.

KENOSHA, Wis. - Kenosha police arrested a 16-year-old Kenosha Bradford High School student on Wednesday morning, Feb. 11, after learning he had a firearm in his possession. 

Loaded firearm recovered

What we know:

Officials said around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Bradford High School administration, along with a Kenosha Police Department School Resource Officer, attempted to conduct a search of a student based on information that the student may have been in possession of a firearm.

During the encounter, the student displayed characteristics of being armed. A post on the Kenosha Police Department Facebook page says the student refused to comply and resisted the officer, resulting in a physical struggle. The student was subdued and taken into custody. A concealed, loaded firearm was recovered during the search.

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The suspect is a 16-year-old boy and is in police custody. Multiple criminal charges are anticipated. 

No serious injuries were reported as a result of the incident.

Parents, officials respond

What they're saying:

Outside the school at pickup time, many parents said they were shaken by the news.

"It's always nerve wrecking during these situations," said Jenna Rodriguez, a parent. "All you can do is trust in the leadership in the building."

Parents said they appreciate those efforts but believe school violence is also part of a broader national problem that will require help from the entire community.

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Jeff Weiss, superintendent of the Kenosha Unified School District, said incidents like this weigh heavily on administrators.

"It’s very stressful, nobody wants to deal with this," he said. "When I heard that call today, that we had a situation, is one of the worst things that you can imagine as a superintendent charged with keeping everybody safe."

Weiss said the district is weighing additional safety measures, including controlled entrances and tools to screen for weapons.

""We [put] together a safety committee who met several times, they came up with a number of recommendations to add controlled entrances to all of our buildings. We're in the process of working through that now. They also came forward with the idea to have a policy that would allow to use hand wands, for staff to use those metal detectors," Weiss said.