SALEM, N.H. (AP) – Police have seized a rifle and handgun from the home of a 17-year-old Salem High School student who investigators said had a “hit list” with seven classmates’ names.

Michael Connors turned himself in Wednesday night and is facing a disorderly conduct charge.

Investigators determined the students named on the list weren’t in any immediate danger, and the guns were taken only as a precaution, Police Capt. Robert Larsen said. The firearms belonged to a family member.

“Knowing what we know now, I would say the chances were pretty slim that he would’ve done anything,” Larsen said. “We treat everything seriously and look into it, and that’s exactly what we did here. The school people jumped on it right away, and we jumped on it right away.”

A man who answered the door at Connors’ home declined to comment.

School officials learned of the list March 24. Connors is a junior and a member of the school’s junior ROTC program. Students who were friendly with Connors learned of the list’s existence and notified an ROTC instructor.

School officials promptly took Connors out of class, and Connors acknowledged creating the list, Principal William Hagen said. But he described the motive as not clear.

“There are conflicting reasons as to why the list was created,” Hagen said.

Connors compiled the list after at least some of the students on it teased him in the school’s cafeteria, Hagen said. Students on the list also may have made unflattering comments about Connors through Internet Web sites, e-mails and instant messages, Hagen said.

The school has taken no disciplinary action against any of the seven students, he said. Hagen said he suspended Connors for 10 days and has recommended that he be expelled. Superintendent Michael Delahanty and the School Board must decide whether to expel the teen.

The written list was destroyed before school officials started questioning Connors, Hagen said. School officials identified the seven named students through interviews.

Police would not identify those students or give more details about what Connors told authorities.

Hagen said he made an announcement over the intercom about the facts of the incident and how it was handled. A letter also was posted on the school’s Web site.

Connors is due to be arraigned May 9 in Salem District Court.