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Armed suspect arrested at Texas high school football game

Killeen ISD changes stadium policy after spectator reportedly arrested with weapon on Thursday

Andy Buhler

Police arrested an armed person at a Texas high school football game on Thursday night.

A spectator at Killeen Shoemaker's win over University on Thursday night was hit with a felony charge of unlawfully carrying a weapon, police told KWTX News in Waco, Texas.

Killeen ISD announced stricter rules for spectators at football games at the district's Leo Buckley Stadium and Joseph L. Searles Stadiums on Friday, citing "recent inappropriate and unsafe behavior at football games."

It's not immediately clear what kind of weapon was discovered.

"The safety of our students, staff and community at district events, including football games, is a top priority for us," Killeen ISD Superintendent Jo Ann Fey said in a statement. "Inappropriate and unsafe behavior will not be tolerated."

The district told KWTX a district-employed police officer apprehended a spectator with a weapon and an officer was injured trying to break up fights outside of the stadium. The game was played to its completion.

As a part of the changes, students must have student IDs in order to enter the game, unless chaperoned by an adult and any student from a school not involved in the contest requires an adult chaperone. Students must remain in student sections

Shoemaker beat University 36-29. The Wolves are 2-1 after dropping their opener to Round Rock then responding with double-digit wins over Ellison in Week 2 and University in Week 3. The Wolves host Temple (2-1) next on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. (Central time).

-- Andy Buhler | andy@scorebooklive.com | @sblivetx

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Andy Buhler
ANDY BUHLER

Andy Buhler is a Portland, Oregon-based sportswriter with more than nine years of experience covering high school sports across the country. He's covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason, served on state tournament seeding committees and launched the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a journalism degree from Gonzaga.

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