Gun incident off campus lands AMS student in custody

An off-campus gun incident has landed an Aledo Middle School student in the custody of the Parker County Sheriff’s Office.

The incident was explained to Aledo Middle School parents by Principal Mandy Musselwhite, who sent an email to parents on Feb. 21.

“I wanted to let you know that, out of an abundance of caution, we have additional administration and law enforcement officials on and around our campus this afternoon as we investigate an incident that was reported to us that occurred off campus over the weekend and included AMS students,” Musselwhite wrote. “Our AMS students are safe and continuing a regular school day. We will communicate an update to you, as needed.”

Musselwhite said the following day a parent provided a video to the school showing students off campus with a firearm. The video was turned over to the Parker County Sheriff’s Dept. for investigation.

Musselwhite provided additional information to AMS parents on Feb. 23.

“As I previously shared, the Parker County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an off-campus incident and a video recorded off-campus involving students and a firearm,” Musselwhite wrote. “As a result of this investigation, an AMS student has been taken into custody. Due to privacy laws, I cannot share any further details of this incident.”

While the information was provided to Aledo Middle School parents, no information was provided to news media until, as the result of a tip, the information was requested by The Community News.