The student is said to have brought the air soft pistol to school as a deterrent, after a dispute with another student

A student has been taken into custody after he's said to have brought an air soft pistol to school in Delta

Editor’s note: Delta police had previously reported the weapon as a starter pistol. It has since clarified that the student was actually in possession of an air soft pistol. The article has been updated to reflect this new information.

DELTA (NEWS 1130) – No one was hurt after a North Delta student is said to have brought an air soft pistol to school.

Officers say they were called to Sands Secondary School just after 10:00 a.m. for reports a student may have brought a weapon to school grounds.

“Fortunately our officers were able to arrive at the school approximately a minute later,” says Cris Leykauf, public affairs coordinator for Delta Police. “Officers quickly located the student and the student was taken into police custody at that time.”

Police were then able to locate the air soft pistol. Air soft pistols fire tiny plastic pellets with air pressure, but can look very much like real guns.

UPDATE: We have just been notified by @deltapolice that weapon brought to Sands Secondary School in North Delta was an airsoft pistol NOT starter pistol as stated in original release. Airsoft pistols fire tiny plastic pellets w/ air pressure, but can look very much like real guns — Lasia Kretzel (@lkretzel1130) February 16, 2018

“The situation involved a dispute between students,” Leykauf explains. “The student in question apparently felt threatened and decided to carry the starter pistol as a deterrent.”

Though an unfortunate decision, Leykauf says the situation ended quickly and safely.

Investigators are now looking into the situation. “Our school liaison officer is obviously continuing to work closely with the school administration on the issue.”

It’s unclear how long the student had the pistol on him, and it’s believed he didn’t intend to actually use it.

Sands Secondary student, whose age and grade are not being released, was arrested. No word yet on if there will be any charges but investigation is ongoing. No one was hurt. — Lasia Kretzel (@lkretzel1130) February 15, 2018

Leykauf says this doesn’t appear to be a common occurance, but says police are committed to ensuring safe outcomes.

Investigators are not releasing the students age or what grade he is in.

The school was put on “Code Yellow” while police arrived, and was lifted about 45 minutes later.

“The Code Yellow procedure worked very smoothly, and our thanks to teachers, students and the administration for their cooperation. Our police officers train regularly for these situations with schools,” says Leykauf.

This incident comes just one day after a mass shooting at a Florida high school, which left 17 people dead.

“I understand, especially given yesterday’s events, that a lot of people would have some concerns regarding that, and that’s why we decided to release the information that we have at this time regarding why the student determined to bring the starter pistol to school,” Leykauf says.