Student With Replica Firearm Taken Into Custody at Riverside County High School in Thermal: Brief Lockdown, No Injuries
A campus safety incident was reported on October 21 at Desert Mirage High School in Thermal, in California's Riverside County: a minor student found with a replica firearm was taken into custody, and no one was injured.
According to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, deputies responded at 11:57 a.m. on October 21 to the school, located in the 86000 block of 66th Avenue in Thermal. The student was taken into custody without incident, and the campus was placed on a brief lockdown that was later lifted. Sheriff's spokesperson Sgt. Robert Martinez told local media the student was booked into juvenile hall.
The department said there were no injuries and the investigation is ongoing. Desert Mirage High School, in the eastern Riverside County community of Thermal, is part of the Coachella Valley Unified School District.
(Source: Riverside County Sheriff's Department, as reported by The Desert Sun on October 21, 2026)
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Photo: 加州科切拉谷保护区的沙漠景观，Thermal位于该谷地内。（美国土地管理局加州办公室照片，公共领域）Desert landscape at the Coachella Valley Preserve in California; Thermal is located in the valley. (Bureau of Land Management California photo, public domain)
