JCPS student arrested outside Valley High with loaded gun now faces new charges

The suspended Valley High School student who police said walked toward the Louisville school with a loaded gun is facing new charges in connection with a robbery.

Shunka Campbell, 18, was arrested about noon Wednesday across the street from Valley High School, 10200 Dixie Highway, with a loaded revolver and 50-round box of ammunition in his pockets, according to an arrest citation.

Days earlier, Campbell had been suspended from the school after a school staff member told him a "machine gun video" he was watching on his cell phone in a hallway was inappropriate.

"You need to worry about the gun I have in my backpack" instead of the video, Campbell told the staff member April 12, according to the arrest citation. 

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That statement put the school on heightened alert due to a "possible shooter threat," though no weapon was found. Campbell was suspended for five days.

But Campbell now is facing more charges after a person saw media reports of his Tuesday arrest and accused Campbell as the culprit in an April 11 robbery, according to police.

On April 11, one day before he was suspended from Valley High School, Campbell met with the person just before 2 a.m. in the 7100 block of Whipple Road to buy a pair of shoes valued about $200, the arrest report says. 

Campbell grabbed the pair of shoes and money and fled the location in a waiting car, according to an arrest report.

While running away, police believe Campbell dropped something and later returned to the location to look for whatever he dropped. The victim saw Campbell again when he returned.

As Campbell fled, he fired multiple gun shots in the direction of the victim, police say in the arrest slip.

The victim later identified Campbell from news coverage of his arrest near Valley High School, according to police.

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Already facing charges of second-degree terroristic threatening and carrying a concealed deadly weapon without a permit, Campbell was charged Friday with first-degree robbery and wanton endangerment, court records show. He has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges. 

Jefferson District Judge Amber Wolf set a cash bond of $100,000 during an arraignment hearing Friday, calling Campbell "an extreme danger to our community."

As part of bond conditions, Campbell isn't to have any contact with the victim, Valley High School or any Jefferson County Public Schools properties and nor is he to use or possess any firearms, according to court records.

John Olash, Campbell's attorney, could not immediately be reached for comment.

Campbell remains held in Louisville Metro Corrections.

Reach Billy Kobin at bkobin@courierjournal.com or 502-582-7030.