Charges filed against three teens after gun brought to Broughton High School in Raleigh

The Raleigh Police Department obtained juvenile petitions to charge two 15-year-old boys with carry conceal, possession of a stolen firearm and possession of a firearm by a minor.

A secure custody order was also obtained for another 15-year-old male, who was charged with possession of a weapon on school campus, possession of a firearm by a minor, larceny of a firearm, possession of a stolen firearm, carry conceal and giving/selling a weapon to minor.

Broughton High School was locked down on Monday after a report that a student had a gun. In an email, the principal told parents the student was on campus for a brief time.

By the time law enforcement officers located the student, he or she had left the school.

As a result of the incident, students at Broughton High School will see more police officers on campus Tuesday.

"We had the police this morning when I walked up to school," said Stanaway. "Honestly, no one has really talked about it at all."

This is the third straight week WRAL News has reported a threat involving a Wake County school that resulted in an increase in security the next day.

Parent Kirstin Bachmann described "a jump in adrenaline" after receiving the alert. Other parents told WRAL News they’re thankful for the quick communication from the school district.

Additionally, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police say someone fired shots on the campus of West Charlotte High School, outside on the school property Monday around 2 p.m. No one was struck by the shots.

Last week, two weapons were found in the parking lot at the same high school. In total, 21 firearms have been found on Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools campuses this school year.

In one of those incidents – a student found with an unloaded firearm at Cary High last week – police are recommending criminal charges. Simply by bringing a weapon to campus, the student faces up to a year's suspension.

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"There is always that fear, especially when they start reporting more and more," she said.

"Don’t keep that stuff secret, go and get help, go and get the teachers," Blalock said.

Just last week, Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker called on lawmakers to pass laws that could hold parents responsible when a minor breaks that law and on prosecutors to ask for stricter punishments for violations.

Teachers and educators across the nation have reported a rise in violence ever since students returned to classrooms from pandemic-related shutdowns, according to the news outlet Education Week, which has been tracking school shootings. The organization reports that there have been 31 school shootings this year and 23 since Aug. 1.