Mount Dora Middle School student arrested with gun at school
MOUNT DORA — Authorities have arrested and charged a 15-year-old Mount Dora Middle School student with having a loaded handgun in his backpack at school.
On Friday, a student told a staff member that two students were smoking on the soccer field during their lunch break, according to a police report. The staff member checked surveillance video and identified the two students.
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The staffer told the principal and asked the school resource officer to help bring the students to the office.
The 15-year-old denied smoking on campus and said he was looking for his AirPods. Told he would be searched, he reluctantly emptied his pockets, which contained, among other things, an asthma inhaler, cell phone and AirPods.
When the police officer searched his backpack, he found a 9 mm handgun loaded with 13 rounds.
This article originally appeared on Daily Commercial: Mount Dora Middle student arrested, charge with taking gun to school
