HCSO Responds to School Bus Altercation at Central High School

Hamilton County, TN – On October 26, 2022, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Personnel responded to reports of an altercation and a student in possession of a firearm on a bus going to Central High School.

Multiple units from the HCSO and Chattanooga Police Department responded to the scene and were able to identify and locate the students involved in the incident. Since the students had already entered the building, Central High School was placed on lockdown until a search was conducted of all the parties involved and no firearm was found.

At this time three juveniles are being charged with disorderly conduct, and the HCSO School Resource Unit is still investigating the firearm threat.

As this is an active investigation that involves juveniles, no additional details are available at this time.