Crime

Kennewick High School locked down after teen robbery suspect ran inside

Entrance to the newly remodeled Kennewick High School building at 560 W. 6th Ave. in downtown Kennewick.
Entrance to the newly remodeled Kennewick High School building at 560 W. 6th Ave. in downtown Kennewick. Tri-City Herald

A teen triggered a lockdown at Kennewick High School after beating up another teen for their shoes.

Police were called to the school just before 10 a.m. Wednesday after the robbery, Kennewick police said in a release. The suspect went into the school after taking the shoes.

The school was locked down in response to the robbery.

Kennewick police and the school security found the suspect, who was a student, inside a classroom in the school, and he was arrested without incident.

He was booked into the Benton-Franklin Juvenile Detention Center on suspicion of second-degree robbery.

This story was originally published September 20, 2023 at 12:58 PM.

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Cameron Probert
Tri-City Herald
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