NORTH LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Two people are in custody after reports of an armed encounter near Canyon Springs High School in North Las Vegas.
Law enforcement sources close to the investigation tell Channel 13 police swarmed the area near the campus, on Alexander Road and North 5th Street, after reports of a fight on Tuesday afternoon.
While the incident happened after school hours, the campus was placed on lockdown to protect students still on site for extracurricular activities, school Principal Adam Canfield stated in an email to parents.
According to Canfield, police were summoned after school employees noticed "several people in the parking lot who were not Canyon Springs students."
When police approached them, they ran away and were pursued into a neighborhood west of the high school, where they were taken into custody.
Law enforcement sources say police have recovered two guns, including a handgun and what was described as an AR-style rifle. According to Canfield, one of the guns was found in an athletic field on campus; the other was found off-campus.
One of the people in custody is a student at Mojave High School, Channel 13 was told. As of this report, police are trying to confirm where the other person goes to school, or if he is a student. Canfield stated both individuals "were not associated with our campus."
"There are no reported threats to our students or the school," Canfield told parents.
"I want to thank our staff for being alert and for quickly notifying school administrators of suspicious behavior," he added.
