OCALA, Fla. — A 9-year-old boy is facing multiple charges after being arrested on Monday for bringing a loaded gun onto a school bus in Ocala, according to the Ocala Police Department.

In a Facebook post , the police department said officers responded to a report of a student with a gun on a school bus Monday morning. When they arrived, the boy was detained and the gun was recovered from the bus.

According to police, the boy took the gun, a revolver, from a family member's room without permission and admitted to bringing it on the bus and showing it to others.

Police said the boy was then arrested and taken to the Department of Juvenile Justice. No injuries were reported in the incident.

According to police, the boy faces the following charges:

Possession of a firearm on school prop

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