SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to the Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) campus at about 12:30 p.m. Friday, October 16, on the report that a student may have a weapon on school grounds.
Officers determined the item was an airsoft gun and it was not used to threaten anyone.
The student was removed from campus. The college’s weapons policy prohibits imitation firearms.
Police found no imminent threat and the college issued an all-campus message at approximately 2:00 p.m., alerting them to the situation.
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