Lincoln High locked down after weapons found in car
Lincoln High School in the city's Mayfair section was placed on a brief lockdown Friday afternoon after police found several firearms in the car of the school's building engineer.
Lincoln High School in the city's Mayfair section was placed on a brief lockdown Friday afternoon after police found several firearms in the car of the school's building engineer.
District spokesman Fernando Gallard confirmed Monday that Robert McKenna, a veteran employee, was removed from Lincoln and that the district had begun proceedings to have him dismissed.
No weapons were found inside the school, but Gallard said McKenna's vehicle was parked on school grounds.
The district, he said, had no idea why McKenna had the guns.
Gallard said Philadelphia police and officers from the Sheriff's Department discovered a large number of weapons at McKenna's home when they went there in connection with a dispute he was having with his landlord.
When officers determined that McKenna worked at a school, they went to Lincoln and searched his office and his locker.
Gallard said McKenna had worked for the School District since 1986 and was paid $59,400 annually. He could not be reached Monday.
Gallard said the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI were notified because of the number of weapons found.
Special Agent Eric H. Ruona said the FBI was working with Philadelphia police. He said it appeared that local, rather than federal, authorities will handle the prosecution.
A Police Department spokeswoman said she could not comment Monday because McKenna had not been charged.
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