A juvenile was arrested for illegal possession of a firearm following Saturday evening’s highschool basketball sport at Hamilton Southeastern in opposition to Pike.
The Fishers Police Division launched an announcement on Sunday morning that the juvenile, not a Hamilton Southeastern scholar, was situated in a close-by neighborhood on Saturday evening.
The Hamilton Southeastern athletic division launched an announcement on its social media accounts late Saturday evening that a person was in police custody following an incident after the boys’ basketball sport between Pike and Hamilton Southeastern.
“On the conclusion of tonight’s boys’ varsity basketball sport, an altercation occurred between visiting spectators (no HSE college students had been concerned). In the course of the incident, it was decided that one of many people concerned was suspected of possessing a firearm. HSE administration and Fishers PD instantly applied security protocols, and a suspect is now in police custody.”
Pike, ranked No. 8 in Class 4A, defeated Hamilton Southeastern 65-46 to enhance to 2-1 on the season. It was the season opener for HSE.
HSE athletic director Jim Self had no additional touch upon Sunday morning. In its assertion, HSE athletics thanked the Fishers police division for its “continued dedication to making sure the protection of our faculties and neighborhood.”
In response to the Fishers Police Division, dispatch obtained its first name relating to the incident round 9:15 p.m. Officers had been already at the highschool.
In response to Fishers police, officers and college employees reviewed digicam footage to find out the suspect left the constructing and there was no risk on the college.
The juvenile tried to cover the firearm, which was situated on college grounds. The juvenile was situated off college property in a neighborhood by an off-duty Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputy.
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