Kenosha school threat; no real guns found; teen says 'intent to scare students'

Detectives interviewed the suspect who claimed to have gone to the school to sell candy. He later told a social worker that he went to the school with the intent of scaring students.

Video of teen before school incident

Investigators say they received at least one video of the teen suspect holding a firearm. They shared some of that video with the media – which officials said shows the teen and "appears to be practicing room entry techniques."

Officials said they also have confirmed information that the teen performed multiple internet searches related to school shootings ahead of this incident.

"The only reason the individual was not able to fully enter the school was because of the quick and diligent actions of the school staff," said Kenosha Police Chief Patrick Patton.

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The chief said there was a report that there was another incident that occurred at Gateway. He confirmed that was unfounded.

Teen tried to enter school numerous times

Superintendent Weiss indicated the teen tried to enter Roosevelt numerous times – checking doors and entrances before coming around to the secured entry.

"I really do want to emphasize that, because having those schools were built back when schools were built, such as Roosevelt, they were built to get students out in the event of a fire. They weren't built for some of the challenges we face today," Weiss said.