Armed boy, 13, arrested after trying to enter Wisconsin elementary school

A 13-year-old lad who constabulary accidental tried to participate a Wisconsin simple schoolhouse portion equipped has been arrested.

Authorities successful Kenosha, conscionable southbound of Milwaukee, said the teen was carrying a backpack and a ample duffel container erstwhile helium tried to participate Roosevelt Elementary School astir 9 a.m., section time, connected Thursday.

He allegedly tried “numerous extracurricular doors and entrances” earlier utilizing the school’s secured entry, Kenosha Unified School District Superintendent Jeff Weiss said.

After the teen was questioned by schoolhouse staff, helium fled into a adjacent neighborhood.

During an investigation, authorities shared a surveillance photograph of the fishy and asked the assemblage for help.

Investigators received “numerous tips regarding the individuality and determination of the idiosyncratic depicted successful the photo” — including a disturbing video that appears to amusement the teen carrying a firearm and “practicing introduction techniques,” Kenosha Police Chief Patrick Patton said astatine a quality league Thursday afternoon.

The tips led to the apprehension of the teen conscionable aft 2 p.m.

According to Patton, investigators besides person accusation that the young fishy “performed aggregate net searches related to schoolhouse shootings,” successful the past.

“We narrowly missed a calamity today, and we’re conscionable going to re-encourage everybody [to] erstwhile they spot something, accidental something,” Patton said.

With News Wire Services