Student who brought pistol to Edinburg North High School pleads guilty

McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A student who brought a gun to Edinburg North High School pleaded guilty to a federal felony on Friday.

Kinzey Jay Lira, 18, of Edinburg brought a Glock pistol and a loaded magazine to school in May.

“Were these facts stated all correct?” Chief U.S. District Judge Randy Crane asked Lira on Friday morning, when he pleaded guilty.

“Yes, sir,” Lira said.

Lira showed the pistol to a student at Edinburg North High School on May 6, 2025.

Another student caught a glimpse of the pistol, Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District police Chief Ricardo Perez Jr. said during an interview on May 7. That student told another student, who told an assistant principal.

Officers found the gun and a loaded, 10-round magazine in Lira’s backpack.

“But the magazine