CORPUS PARENTS WORRIED

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Parents with students in JFK Elementary in Corpus Christi received a startling notification Wednesday morning. According to the West Oso ISD press release, "John F. Kennedy Elementary School Administration received information that a student was in possession of a weapon on campus." The school was put on lockdown following the situation.

4-YEAR-OLD WITH HANDGUN

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A four-year-old student came to school with a fully loaded handgun. An off-duty Corpus Christi police officer immediately took possession of the weapon and secured it in a safe place.

"While the district does not believe that students and staff were in any kind of imminent danger, as a precaution the campus had increased police presence and maintained a higher level of security at the school until the Corpus Christi Police Department provided an 'all clear' at 10:30 am," a statement from West Oso ISD said.

FATHER AT FAULT

The father of the four-year-old, 30-year-old Paul Torres, was arrested and charged with Making Firearm Accessible to Children and was additionally charged with Abandoning or Endangering a Child. The situation could have been tragic and serves as a reminder to always secure your weapons in a safe space.

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