Ingraham High murder suspect brought weapons to school the previous month, records show

The 14-year-old suspected of fatal shooting a 17-year-old classmate at Seattle’s Ingraham High School in November had brought weapons to school one month earlier, records show.

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Ingraham staff confiscated a large knife and a BB gun resembling a real pistol from the boy on October 3, according to district files KUOW obtained through a public records request.

"Can't we just expel [the student] and they can appeal?" one staff member texted another.

Instead, the student was suspended for several days, records show.

A district spokesperson declined to comment, citing the legal case surrounding the shooting and the student.

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Seattle Police Department Detective Judinna Gulpan declined to provide KUOW with the report from the October weapons incident, saying it is related to "an active and ongoing investigation involving multiple juveniles."

State law mandates expulsion for any student who brings a firearm to school. As in most states, however, BB guns are not considered firearms in Washington.

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The 14-year-old is being held in juvenile detention awaiting a June hearing to determine whether he will be tried as an adult for first-degree murder.