No injuries after juvenile armed with knife detained at west valley charter school
Odyssey Charter School at 2251 S. Jones Boulevard in Las Vegas. (Google Street View)
Updated March 9, 2017 - 4:18 pm
Las Vegas police detained a juvenile armed with a knife Thursday afternoon at a west valley charter school.
Police were called to Odyssey Charter School, 2251 S. Jones Blvd., after reports of a student armed with a knife.
The juvenile was detained by officers as of 3 p.m. No one was injured.
The student was then taken into custody by medical personnel as part of a Legal 2000 hold, police said.
People are placed on a Legal 2000 hold when they are considered to be a possible danger to themselves or others, and they can be held for up to 72 hours for observation.
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