JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WITN) – Jacksonville police are investigating after a handgun was found in a middle school student’s backpack on campus.
It happened at Northwoods Park Middle School today when a teacher was told that a student had a gun.
School administration said a school resource officer found the student in a classroom, searched their backpack, and seized the gun.
Officers say the student was detained, with nobody harmed or threatened. They emphasize that there is no ongoing threat to the school.
The Jacksonville Police Department will not tell us whether the gun was loaded or not.
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