Patton noted that "a tragedy was averted today," as the teenager never entered the school. "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," Patton said, adding that the teenage boy fled from the school on foot as he was approached by school officials.

A 13-year-old boy who police say tried to enter an elementary school in Kenosha, Wisc. while armed has been arrested.