Millbrook Magnet High School moves to Code Green after loaded gun found on campus

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Millbrook Magnet High School is now in Code Green.

The high school went under a Code Red lockdown Wednesday "due to a potential threat." All students are safe and unharmed.

At 11:18 a.m., Raleigh police were notified of a student on campus with a gun, prompting the immediate lockdown.

The school resource officer located the student, took them into custody, and found a loaded gun in their possession.

Raleigh Police, Wednesday afternoon, announcing the arrest of 18-year-old student Malcolm McIntyre. According to school athletic records, McIntyre is also on the school's football team.

Police have charged him with a felony count of having a gun on educational property. He is also counts of disorderly conduct, carrying a concealed weapon, and resisting a public officer -- all misdemeanor charges.

Additionally, per WCPSS policy, McIntyre will face a mandatory 365-day suspension.

"I started getting a lot of texts from my friends saying that they were in a Code Red Lockdown drill, except they said that the announcement never said that it was a drill," said student Lincoln Benedict, who was off campus at lunch during the time of the incident. "My parents were saying I need to just go home. I need to leave. I need to get out of that situation. But there was no way that I could sit at home while my friends were possibly in danger."

"We've been in sculpture (class), my phone's blowing up, and then the code red goes off, and then I'm like, What's going on? And all my friends are like, some kid is like, brought a gun," said senior student Rylan Bass. "It's just like really scary and worrisome because it's inside the school where everybody's learning."

The code red lockdown comes as Tuesday the student achievement committee for WCPSS received a suspension rate report for the 2024-2025 school year, which shows suspensions are on the rise.

For the 2024-2025 school year, there were 7,921 students suspended within Wake County Schools. The district categorizes the suspensions as short-term, lasting 10 days or fewer, and long-term, anything beyond 10 days. Short term suspensions were listed as 13,473 occurrences. Followed by 15 long-term.

"I'm just I'm just struck by the fact that this is our reality," said parent Ericka Wilcher. "You know, I have to go and try to figure out how safe is it really to send my daughters to school."

"The numbers just really shows that there is just proportions in student groups and suspensions and that there's disparities that's happening within the school system. That's what we see," added parent organizer Surena Johnson with Education Justice Alliance. "What are we doing to really catch things in the beginning when things are starting to make sure that we're proactive in supporting students and having equity for all students within the school system."

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