Lincoln Police investigating after a disassembled gun was found in student’s bag at Southeast High School

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The Lincoln Police Department is investigating after a disassembled gun was found in a student’s bag at Lincoln Southeast High School on Tuesday.

According to Lincoln Public Schools, a parent found a disassembled weapon in their Southeast student’s backpack that was located in the parent’s car.

The gun was immediately turned over to a nearby School Resource Officer.

LPS said the backpack had stayed in the parent’s vehicle in the visitor’s parking lot the entire time and was never brought inside the school.

“We appreciate the parent for reporting the concern immediately to law enforcement and their continued cooperation during the investigation,” Principal Tanner Penrod said in a letter to Southeast families.

LPS and the School Resource Officer have been working with LPD as they investigate this incident.

The school said the student will face school and legal consequences for having the gun in the school parking lot.

“We know any time there is a mention of potential weapons at school it can cause concern,” Penrod said. “Please know we take all reports seriously and investigate them fully with the help of LPS Security and law enforcement.”

LPS students and parents with safety concerns should tell a trusted staff member, use the green Safe to Say button on the LPS website, Safe2Help Nebraska at 833-980-7233, or call Lincoln Police at (402) 441-6000.