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Wake County investigates report of gun at Martin Middle; item may have been a toy.

School resource officer found no weapon; student described it as an Orbeez gun.

District emphasizes zero tolerance for real or replica weapons on campus.

RALEIGH

The Wake County school system is investigating whether a gun reported this week at Martin Middle School was real or a toy.

In a message sent to families Friday, the Raleigh school said a student reported Wednesday that another student had a weapon that resembled a handgun. The school resource officer searched the student and did not find a weapon.

At the end of the day on Wednesday, the school said another student reported that this student had shown them a weapon.

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