LAKE COUNTY, Illinois — A middle school student and his parents are facing charges after a school shooting threat in Lake County.

Sheriff’s deputies responded Wednesday to a report of a school threat at Fremont Middle School in unincorporated Mundelein.

Deputies learned that a student had threatened to hit the school while returning home on the school bus after an argument with other students.

Once home, the student grabbed a shotgun and started a video call with one of the students involved in the earlier altercation. The student displayed his shotgun during the meeting.

The police intervened in the student’s home and seized the gun. The firearms ban order was approved by the district court.

Another firearm and ammunition were seized from the house.

The student was arraigned in juvenile court on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and aggravated assault. According to police, charges are currently pending against the student’s parents.

Detectives notified Illinois State Police regarding the Firearm Owner Identification Card (FOID) status of adults living in the home with the child.

His condition is unknown at this time.

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