Gun recovered Thursday at Cumberland County high school, student charged
A student was arrested after allegedly being found sleeping in a vehicle at school with a loaded gun in his pocket Thursday, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office said.
According to a news release, a school resource officer spotted the weapon as he investigated a report of an individual asleep in the parking lot at Douglas Byrd High School. He took control of the weapon without incident, the release said.
The gun did not have a round in the chamber but had three rounds in the magazine, the Sheriffs Office said.
Youth Services detectives filed a petition with the Department of Juvenile Justice, where the juvenile was in custody Thursday, charging the student with possession of a firearm on campus, the release said. The juvenile’s name was not released.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office Youth Services Detective W. Lee at 910-677-5473. Anonymous tips can be submitted to the Fayetteville/Cumberland County CrimeStoppers by calling 910-483-TIPS (8477); visiting fay-nccrimestoppers.org online; or by downloading the FREE “P3 Tips” app available for mobile devices.
Public safety reporter Joseph Pierre can be reached at jpierre@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: Gun found on student at Douglas Byrd High School on Thursday
