Gun found in student’s vehicle at Rock Bridge High School

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A gun was found inside a student’s vehicle on Wednesday morning at Rock Bridge High School, according to a letter to parents sent by CPS Superintendent Jeff Klein.

The letter says, “A concern was reported to school administrators involving a firearm inside a student’s vehicle in the school’s parking lot.”

Klein wrote that the gun was found “inside a locked area of the vehicle” and that it was “not used in a threatening manner, nor was there any threat of violence made in connection with this incident.”

The letter says law enforcement has been notified.

ABC 17 News has reached out to Columbia Public Schools and the Columbia Police Department.

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