Trial Date Set in Lockdown Incident

TYLER – A trial date has been set for a teenager found with a gun at Robert E. Lee High School. The 15 year old was found with the gun on his backpack on the campus on February 8th. He has been in custody since he turned himself in following the lockdown at the school. The teen was the subject of hearing yesterday at the juvenile attention center. He will remain there until his trial, which is scheduled for March 7th.

The student’s family says the boy is willing to face the situation maturely, but the family also feels that the situation could have been prevented. John Runnels, the family’s spokesperson, says that Tyler ISD security is missing something. “There’s some things lacking,” Runnels says, “That’s something that needs to be checked into.”