MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop H Headquarters-3525 North Belt-St. Joseph, MO 64506


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Jacob P. Angle
(816)387-2345, ext. 3847
H102414
October 24, 2014

EMPHASIS: Incident at Lathrop Middle School

On October 24, 2014, at approximately 1135 hours, the Missouri State Highway Patrol responded with the Lathrop Police Department and the Clinton County Sheriff’s Department to the Lathrop Middle School, Lathrop, Missouri, to a report of a white male juvenile displaying a handgun. Upon arrival of law enforcement officers the subject was already restrained by school faculty. The Lathrop Middle School was placed on lockdown and law enforcement conducted a thorough search of the school and the lockdown was lifted. There were no injuries reported. The suspect was a 13 year old white male juvenile who is in the custody of juvenile authorities. Law enforcement will remain on scene for the remainder of the day.
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