Incident at Kirbyville High School

On January 8th, 2025 at approximately 12:15 PM. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a juvenile with a gun on the campus of Kirbyville High School.

The 14-year-old student had reportedly brought the gun to school to trade with a 16-year-old student for vapes, according to Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard.

Jasper County Sheriff Deputies and Kirbyville Police immediately responded and were on the campus within minutes.

A weapon was recovered and two juveniles are in custody. This is still an active investigation.

This is not an active shooter situation. Various law-enforcement agencies are still on the campus but the school is safe and secure. There were no shots fired nor were there any reported injuries. All students are safe.

Sheriff Chuck Havard