Friday afternoon a 7th grade student at Bowie Middle School approached a teacher and told her that he was given a gun by another student and that it was in his backpack.

The teacher looked and saw the backpack did indeed have a gun in it and notified campus police officers and school leaders, a news release said.

The backpack was immediately confiscated, and the student was arrested for the third-degree felony of places weapons prohibited, the release said.

Police are investigating the claim of the weapon being given to the student by another but at this time they have not found any evidence to support that claim. The student did not make any threats toward others. The investigation continued Friday evening, the release said.

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