White trucks and vans with DCC logos blocked all entrances to the Danville Community College’s campus Wednesday morning as police searched for an armed juvenile and students slowed their cars to a confused stop when waived off by rain-soaked campus employees.
Administrators and police locked down the school Wednesday morning after reports that three juveniles — one with a gun — were running through campus, according to a news release from the Danville Police Department.
Three suspects were arrested at Cardinal Village, a public housing project that lies behind DCC.
Officers arrived on campus about 8:47 a.m. after receiving the 911 calls. The dispatcher gave the police a description: three males, one with a rifle and one with a baseball bat. The juveniles were first seen near the Temple Building on campus.
While searching the campus, police found that someone had broken into students’ cars and that a gun was missing from one them. Then a shots-fired call sent police to Cardinal Village, where they found a car that had been shot.
One witness said he saw an officer with a black shotgun sprint up a hill toward the housing project.
Police found the juveniles hiding in the apartment complex off Cardinal Place. Officers held them in handcuffs on the front porch while they searched the apartment and found the missing gun. One juvenile rested his head on the red brick of the building while an officer asked him questions.
Neighbors watched from their doorways and on their front steps, trying to avoid the heavy rain and gusting winds. Some neighbors said they heard several shots before police arrived.
No one was injured during the incident, and the investigation is ongoing.
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