Mon. Dec 2nd, 2024

Today at 2:50 PM the Westminster Police Department received a 911 call saying a student saw an unidentified male in the parking lot with a gun. Police officers arrived quickly and secured a perimeter around both schools searching for the described suspect.

At this time the Westminster Police Department has had no reports of any injuries or any firearms being used.

The schools in the area were placed on lockdown. A total of 17 police officers arrived at the scene and were doing a systematic search of the area to ensure everyone’s safety.

School administrations have been contacted and will be issuing an alert to students parents via email/sms.

This information was posted to Facebook about an hour ago by the Westminster Police Dept.

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Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

By Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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