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13-year-old arrested after bringing gun to school in St. Bernard

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ST. BERNARD, La. (WGNO) — An eighth grader is in the St. Bernard Sheriff’s custody after bringing a gun to school.

According to the Sheriff’s office, Friday (May 5th) deputies responded to a call from school administrators regarding a student who brought a gun to school in his booksac.


Through further investigation, detectives discovered that the gun was listed as stolen in the St. Bernard area.

The 13-year-old boy has been booked with carrying a firearm or dangerous weapon by a student on school property and illegal possession of a stolen firearm and terrorizing. 

There were no reported injures. The incident remains under investigation.

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