PORTLAND, OR. (THECOUNT) — Angel Granados Dias has been identified as the Parkrose High School student arrested after bringing a loaded shotgun onto the Northeast Portland campus Friday.
Dias, 18, who was tackled and wrestled to the ground by school football coach, Keanon Lowe, is charged with possessing a gun in a public building, attempting to discharge a firearm at a school, reckless endangerment and possession of a loaded firearm in a public place.
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Around 11:48 a.m. Friday, multiple 911 calls were made about an armed gunman at the school. Nearly the entire PPB East Precinct responded to the school at 12003 NE Shaver Street. Police said Dias had a loaded shotgun when he walked into the building and into a classroom. Keanon Lowe, the head football coach, tackled him and prevented him from using the gun, reports KOIN.
A photo of the shotgun brought into Parkrose High School by an armed gunman, May 17, 2019. An 18-year-old student, Angel Granados Dias, was taken into custody before anyone was hurt. He faces multiple charges.
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