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STUDENT ARRESTED WITH UNLOADED FIREARM ON SCHOOL CAMPUS

September 8, 2025
CORONA, CA– On September 8, 2025, staff from Cesar Chavez Academy alerted a Corona Police School Resource Officer that they detained a student in the office and located an unloaded firearm in a student’s backpack.

                                  STUDENT ARRESTED WITH UNLOADED FIREARM ON SCHOOL CAMPUS

CORONA, CA– On September 8, 2025, staff from Cesar Chavez Academy alerted a Corona Police School Resource Officer that they detained a student in the office and located an unloaded firearm in a student’s backpack.  

School staff initially received information that a student may have a firearm in his backpack. Administrators called a School Resource Officer, while other staff quickly went to contact the child and seize the student’s belongings. A search of the backpack revealed an unloaded firearm; no ammunition was located. The School Resource Officer arrived and took custody of the firearm and student.

Following the Riverside County School Threat Assessment and Response (STAR) Protocol, officers conducted further investigation that included a search of the child’s home. Based on the circumstances of the original call, and items found during the search, the child’s father was arrested for child endangerment and failing to properly secure a firearm. The student was also arrested for a variety of weapons offenses.  

If you have any information regarding this investigation please call Sergeant Michael Nielsen at 951-817-5785 or email Michael.Nielsen@CoronaCA.gov.  

About the City of Corona: Corona is a vibrant, culturally diverse community located in the heart of Southern California at the junction of the 91 and 15 freeways with a population of more than 160,000 residents. For more information regarding the City of Corona, visit www.CoronaCA.gov.

Media Contact

Robert Montanez

Sergeant

951-736-2412  

Robert.Montanez@CoronaCA.gov

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