Student Arrested After Found With A Gun On Campus

TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – One student is under arrest after being caught with a gun at a Tupelo school.

School officials say they got word around 10:30 this morning, February 28, that the unnamed student was carrying the loaded gun.

After a quick investigation, school resource officers and Tupelo police located the student and the gun.

Deputy Police Chief says the student is charged with Possession of a Firearm on a School Campus.

The school district says it will also seek the maximum school punishment allowed