Parents concerned over communication issues during gun scare at Mitchell High School

Parents of students at Mitchell High School said they are concerned about communication problems that hindered response to Friday’s incident.

Colorado Springs police say that at 11:27 a.m., several students reported seeing a juvenile female who was armed with a handgun on campus.The school was methodically searched room by room. No weapons were found, nor was the girl who witnesses said had the gun.

Colorado Springs police said they will be investigating to try to fix communication problems in the coming days.

We’ll have much more on this story on KRDO NewsChannel 13 at 10 p.m. and online.