Person in custody after gun seized by staff at high school in Seattle

Sep 25, 2026, 4:00 PM

(Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)

MyNorthwest.com

A person is in custody after a gun was seized by staff at a high school in Seattle, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) confirmed to KIRO Newsradio.

Police were unable to confirm whether the person in custody is a student.

Officers responded to Interagency Academy in Columbia City Friday afternoon after a report that a student brought a gun to the school.

The school is in the 3500 block of S Ferdinand St.

SPD said the gun is secured.

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