15-year-old investigated after knife incident at school festival in Goldach
Following reports of gunshots and an armed person at Oberstufe Centre Goldach, St. Gallen cantonal police launched a major operation.
Major operation after school festival: 15-year-old with knife identified
As rheintaler.ch reports, several reports reached St. Gallen cantonal police on Friday evening shortly after 20.20 – alleged gunshots at Oberstufe Centre Goldach and a person spotted in the school area with a knife. Both together triggered a major operation.
Around 300 pupils and teachers were preventatively brought into the auditorium. At 1.30 a.m., evacuation took place; those present were then able to go home or be collected by parents.
During the same night, St. Gallen cantonal police identified a 15-year-old Swiss resident in the city of St. Gallen. He is accused of appearing with a knife in the vicinity of the school festival. Whether he threatened or frightened people with it is being investigated by the youth prosecutor's office. According to police, there are currently no indications that the youth intended to injure anyone. He was not arrested.
The banging noises that had been reported as gunshots came, according to the current state of investigation, almost certainly from pyrotechnic devices. Who set off the firecrackers is still unknown. Police currently rule out any connection between the youth with the knife and the banging noises.
Source: Google News CH — Crime (de)