An 18-year-old man was arrested Thursday evening after taking a loaded gun to a football game in Tarrant County, police say.
North Richland Hills police said in a Facebook post that Birdville ISD administration alerted officers about 9 p.m. that a person believed to have a weapon had been pointed out to them.
Off-duty officers along with BISD security located the man at the Birdville Fine Arts Athletics Complex during the game. He was arrested, police said, and a handgun with an extended magazine was found in his waistband.
The man, who has not been identified, was taken to the North Richland Hills jail. Police said he is from Haltom City and faces a charge of weapon possession on school grounds.
Officers have not discovered evidence to support any “planned act of violence by the man or any other person,” police said in the Facebook post.
The department urged people to speak up if they see something suspicious. It added that tips made to officials “allowed officers to investigate, locate the weapon and keep those attending the game safe.”
