Two students at a middle school in La Presa suspected of bringing a BB pistol onto the campus Tuesday were arrested.

The presence of the pellet gun on the grounds of STEAM Academy , a fourth- through eighth-grade campus on Leland Street, was reported shortly after 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office .

Teachers secured all pupils in their classrooms pending resolution of the situation, Sgt. Matthew Moser said.

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“While this was happening, sheriff’s deputies contacted several students who had been observed with the (suspec

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