TARGET 13 Investigates Wasson High Gunman

A fight at Wasson High School leads to the arrest of a William Cummins, 21, of Colorado Springs.

According to Colorado Springs Police, Cummins was arrested on suspicion of felony menacing, second-degree assault and possession of a weapon while on school grounds, which is a class six felony in Colorado.

Police got a report of a man with a gun at the high school near Constitution Avenue and Circle Drive after 3:30 p.m. Friday afternoon.

Police told TARGET 13 Investigates that Cummins was involved in a fight with a student at the school. The student, whose name isn’t being releases, was taken to a local hospital to be checked out as a precaution.

A school resource officer found Cummins after the fight and found he was carrying brass knuckles and a knife. Police said that Cummins told them that he did have a gun in his car, which was parked on school property. Investigators found a pistol holster in the wheel well of his Crown Victoria, according to a police report.

TARGET 13 Investigates has learned Cummins is a graduate of Woodland Park High School and works in the Harrison School District as a building technician.

Cummins doesn’t have an extensive criminal background in Colorado. His only arrest happened in February 2010. He was charged with careless driving and driving without proof of insurance. He pleaded guilty to the careless driving charge and the El Paso County District Attorney dropped the charges of driving without proof of insurance.

TARGET 13 has attempted to contact family members of Cummins, to get his side of the story, but they said, “no comment.”