Ontario Police have arrested a 13-year-old male who pointed a gun at a teacher at De Anza Middle School today.
Police were notified at approximately 1:00pm of an armed suspect running through the field of De Anza Middle School located at 1450 S. Sultana Ave.
The caller stated that a subject wearing a “Scream” Halloween costume just ran through the school campus carrying a handgun. While on the campus, the suspect pointed the handgun at a teacher who was in a class with students.
The suspect hopped the fence between two adjacent schools and then fled into the backyard of a house that backed up to the school.
Both Linda Vista Elementary School, located at 1556 S Sultana Ave. and De Anza Middle School were temporarily placed on lockdown while police searched for the suspect.
The suspect was described as a male, 5’4” with a thin build and was wearing long sleeve all black clothing.
Police conducted an intensive search of the area for the suspect and put an additional school, Ontario Christian Elementary, located at 1907 S. Euclid Avenue, on lockdown.
Officers quickly located the suspect walking in the area of Campus Avenue and Mission Boulevard. He was arrested without incident. The handgun and Scream costume were found in his backpack. No one was injured during this incident.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the Ontario Police Department at (909) 986-6711, or Detective Jason Gandy at (909) 395-2858.