Milpitas High School returned to its regular class schedule today after two individual reports of students with firearms put the school under lockdown twice yesterday. After investigations of both incidents, two male students involved in the first report have been arrested by the Milpitas Police Department.

The first report involved the discovery of a freshman student who brought a handgun to campus at the beginning of lunch. The school, along with neighboring Pomeroy Elementary School and Russell Middle School, was put under lockdown from around 12:05 to 1 p.m. The police took the student suspect into custody without incident and lifted the “shelter in place” after searching the high school campus. No one was hurt.

“It is now confirmed the student was indeed acting alone, there was one weapon, and the suspect is now with authorities at the police station,” superintendent of the Milpitas Unified School District Cheryl Jordan wrote in a message posted on the websites of all three schools yesterday.

Later investigations found that another student had been in possession of the first student’s handgun a few times before the handgun was discovered unloaded in a bathroom. The school security staff also found a loaded magazine in the first student’s backpack, according to a press release by Lieutenant Raj Maharaj of the Milpitas Police Department.

Whether there was a connection between the two students is still unclear. Both students are currently in custody for possession of a firearm on school grounds and concealed carry.

“The Milpitas Police would like to commend the students who came forward and reported the incident,” Maharaj states in the press release. “Immediately reporting crimes helps aid with successful and safe outcomes.”

At around 2:15 p.m. on the same day, the Milpitas Police Department ordered a second lockdown of the school after receiving word of rumors involving another student with firearms. The student was found off campus without a weapon.

“The situation was contained quickly because of cooperation within the community,” Jordan wrote. “It is important for students to inform adults when they see or hear of weapons on campus, and that’s exactly what transpired.”

The police and the school are currently investigating the incident and deciding on future actions and precautions to ensure the safety of students and faculty at Milpitas High School.

“[As] the student council, we are just going to try our best to calm down the rumors and try to spread positivity,” Jenny Ho, vice president of the sophomore class at Milpitas High School, said. “As for taking precautions, that’s up to the administrators and the police department.”

Students and their parents first learned of the reports during the lockdown and were later informed by the police of the reports’ confirmation.

“We actually heard that in the middle of the lockdown because, you know, there’s social media,” freshman at Milpitas High School Matthew Song said. “Some people in different classes apparently somehow managed to get wind of the rumor that there was someone on campus with a gun, so there were people on their phones everywhere.”

The students are currently facing charges at the Santa Clara County Juvenile Hall, although the intentions behind the incident remains unclear.

“I was quite shaky, quite terrified because I heard that there was a student with a gun on campus, and who would’ve thought there would be a student on campus who would actually bring a gun to school and have the intention to shoot [someone at] the school?” Jenny said. “Milpitas High is a very diverse school, but we’re all a loving family, and it usually never really comes to the extreme.”