Horizon staff immediately identified and found two students who each had a loaded gun in their backpacks and secured the weapons.
“School staff took all of the necessary action to keep both students and staff safe once they identified that there was a threat,” the release stated.
Two juveniles have been detained for questioning and there is no ongoing threat, deputies said.
The incident remains under investigation by the sheriff’s office.
Horizon is a public charter school with students in sixth through 12th grades at its Shoup Mill Road campus. School administration has not immediately responded to a request for comment.
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