Deputies believed Mendez Berry was holding a firearm but was actually holding a BB gun. Authorities say Mendez Berry refused to follow commands and they first attempted to deploy a non-lethal weapon.

SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR JUSTIN REESE SAYS ITEMS LIKE BB GUNS AND OTHER LOOK ALIKE WEAPONS CAN CREATE UNNECESSARY ALARM AND DISRUPT LEARNING AND COMPROMISE WHAT HE CALLS A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL ...

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A 16-year-old student was arrested Monday morning after he allegedly brought a BB gun to a high school in Putnam County, officials said. The Putnam County Sheriff’s ...

Titled the Anti-Red Flag Gun Seizure Act, the legislation prohibits any state agency, state or local law enforcement agency, or political subdivision from enforcing or being paid to enforce any ...

“They were all there together with him, trying to communicate with him,” she said, before Wright was shown on body camera footage to pull out the BB gun and point it at one of the troopers.

“They were all there together with him, trying to communicate with him,” she said, before Wright was shown on body camera footage to pull out the BB gun and point it at one of the troopers.