Camas police arrested a man Tuesday evening after an 11-year-old reportedly brandished guns the man owned at another child following football practice at a middle school.
Police responded at 8:10 p.m. to Skyridge Middle School, at 5320 N.W. Parker St., for a report of a gun. Emergency dispatchers learned the incident involved sixth-graders, and the weapons were secured in a truck, according to a Camas police news release.
When officers arrived, they told everyone to move away from the truck and keep their hands up. Everyone complied, and officers identified Kurt Hall, 50, as the owner of the truck and the adult responsible for the 11-year-old. Hall told officers the guns were in his truck, according to a Camas Municipal Court citation.
Hall said he was near the sideline after practice Tuesday night when he was alerted that something was going on near his truck, court records state.
Hall told police when got to his truck, the 11-year-old told him he was sick of another player picking on him. The child said he grabbed the pistol and then a shotgun from the truck and brandished them at the player, according to the citation.
Police secured two guns, and the news release states the child also had a knife at some point.
“With (the child) being 11-years-old and under the age of culpability, I will be referring his case to a juvenile prosecutor to see if they would take additional charges,” an officer wrote in the citation.
The department said Hall was cooperative with investigators, and they arrested him on suspicion of second-degree community endangerment due to unsafe storage of a firearm. He is scheduled to appear on the allegation Oct. 3 in Camas Municipal Court, court records show.
“We are greatly relieved no injuries were sustained as a result of this incident,” Camas Police Chief Tina Jones said in the news release. “At this time, there is no indication of an ongoing public safety risk related to this event. This remains an on-going investigation, and we are working closely with the Camas School District administration with a focus on school and community safety.”
