The alleged partner of a school bus employee in Utica is under arrest for allegedly having a shotgun on school grounds.
According to the Utica Police Department The Utica City School District (UCSD) Director of Safety notified police on Friday, December 17, 2021 that someone may have had a firearm at Proctor High School.
The Oneida County Sheriff’s Department School Resource Officer who was assigned to BOCES at Middle Settlement Road had initially received the information that was relayed to UCSD security. The Utica Police School Resource Officers assigned to Proctor High School were then asked for help. In addition, members of the UPD Criminal Investigations Division were asked to help investigate the incident.
In a written statement, the Utica police stated the following:
“… (It) was learned that while students were on a bus at the back of Proctor High School waiting for transportation to BOCES, they witnessed an individual in a white sedan possessing what they believed to be a gun. fire.
Ultimately, it emerged that a woman had come to the back of Proctor High School to meet her partner who worked at Durham Bus Company, and during the time she was there, the students witnessed the firearm. ”
The suspect was identified as 35-year-old Kathleen Goering. Authorities say “… it was determined that he did indeed possess a discharged black shotgun in the front compartment of his vehicle.” She is being charged with criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds.
The UPD recovered and secured the shotgun and has made the following statement:
“At no time was this weapon threatened or displayed in any way that would immediately put students in danger and we congratulate the students who notified BOCES staff upon arrival.”
WIBX has contacted National Express, the parent company of Durham Student Services, the UCSD contracted bus operator, for comment. Due to the late time of this post, no comments have been received yet. This is a story in development and WIBX will update the information as soon as it becomes available.
[AUTHOR’S NOTE: This post is for informational purposes and is based largely on information from the Utica Police Department. All arrested persons are innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.]
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