(CBS-DETROIT) – An 18-year-old Flint high school student is facing two charges after police say he brought a loaded gun into a school building.
Flint Police responded to Flex High School Flint on the morning of Jan. 6 after school security found a gun in a student’s backpack during a routine search.
School security reportedly found a loaded 9mm semi-automatic handgun in a backpack the student was carrying. Police later determined that the gun had previously been reported stolen.
The student was arrested at school.
Officials say no threat was made by the student in connection with the incident and there is no immediate risk to faculty and students.
“I want to commend school officials for their efforts to discover the weapon, detain the student and confiscate the weapon before there was any chance of anything tragic happening,” said Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton. “While the investigation shows that no threats were ever made against anyone during this incident, I want to make it very clear to the public that bringing a firearm or deadly weapon into a school is strictly prohibited and that we will be vigilant in detaining persons who are legally responsible. This is a very serious matter and is being dealt with accordingly.”
The student was charged with one count of receiving and concealing a stolen firearm, a 10-year felony, and one count of carrying a concealed weapon, a five-year felony.
