Unfortunately active shooters happen because law enforcement or parents refuse to acknowledge the signs. Often there is a record of police visits, mental health issues, or other various warning signs that simply get ignored. However, thanks to the action of one parent a possible tragedy was avoided.
According to CBSChicago police searched the home of a north suburban boy and found he had loaded guns and was experimenting with explosives.
CBS 2’s Jim Williams reports bomb sniffing dogs swept Wilmette Junior High after the boy’s mother found guns in her son’s bedroom and police found evidence of bomb-making materials at the home.
“She did a wonderful job of calling the authorities right away,” stated Mary Lou Bleecker, a grandparent of a student who attends the junior high school.
The mother of the Wilmette Junior High School students is receiving praise for calling police after she found guns in her 13-year-old son’s bedroom Sunday.
“It’s just disappointing and I feel terrible for the family,” said Bleecker.
Sources said the guns belonged to a family member. After they were discovered, police said they found evidence that the boy was experimenting with bomb-making materials. As a precaution, the Cook County Sheriff’s Police did a sweep of the junior high school with bomb sniffing dogs. No…
This was later confirmed in a statement issued by the Wilmette PD
There are a few takeaways from this situation. If you have children and you have firearms. Make sure your firearms are secured. Dont ignore the warning signs. If you see something say something. Yeah it may end up with a loved one going to a treatment facility but they are getting the help they need before things get out of control. If its you. Get help. Theres no shame in it.