A 17-year-old high school student who had body armor and wrote of killing others was arrested Friday on suspicion of threatening El Camino High School, according to Oceanside police.
The Ocean Shores High School student was brought to administrators for writing a note, under a false name, that threatened a teacher, investigators say.
When they performed a safety check on him, officials found an empty handgun holster in his pants.
They also discovered his journal. Police say in it, he had written about killing people in a school shooting at El Camino High, where he had gone to school before attending Ocean Shores High.
At that point, the 17-year-old was taken into custody. When detectives served a search warrant to his house, they went through his bedroom and found body armor, replica guns and handwritten notes threatening violence toward people at school, according to police.
They say in his writings were references to the Sandy Hook school shooting.
"I don't know what his plans were, but you have to assume that for the safety of everyone else, expect the worst," said Lt. George Darrah. "My reaction is you have to keep the school safe."
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Police with canines were seen searching the Ocean Shores campus Friday night, looking for evidence.
NBC 7 has reached out to both schools but has not heard back.
No weapons were found on either campus. The student is now facing criminal charges.
