HIGH POINT, N.C. — A 16-year-old student was arrested Thursday after bringing a loaded gun to High Point Central High School , according to High Point police.

The student was taken into custody by a school resource officer after a staff member reported a gun on campus around 8:55 a.m. The school was briefly placed on lockdown to ensure safety.

Police said the student entered the building and walked through a weapon detection scanner, which alerted to his backpack. A search revealed a loaded gun wrapped in a sweatshirt.

The student was immediately detained and the weapon secured and officers said the gun was never displayed and no threats were made, police said.

The student was charged with possession of a firearm on educational property, possession of a handgun by a minor, and carryi

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