Police have arrested a student who brought a gun to a special education school in Highland Park Tuesday afternoon, officials announced.
The Highland Park Police Department responded around 1:39 p.m. Tuesday to TrueNorth Educational Cooperative 804, located at 760 Red Oak Lane in Highland Park.
City officials said officers received a call for a student with a firearm at the special education cooperative school.
The student, a juvenile, was immediately taken into custody and a firearm was recovered.
City officials said there were no shots fired and no one was injured.
Officers did not learn of any indication that the student had intent to harm others.
A preliminary investigation did not identify any additional suspect or threat to surrounding areas, city officials said, adding “public safety is the highest priority of the City.”
Authorities said that state law prohibits them from releasing further information to the public.
The police department is increasing patrols near all schools in Highland Park out of an abundance of caution following the incident.