NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Metro Nashville Police Department reports that a middle schooler was found with a stolen gun at school on Friday.

MNPD reports that an eighth-grader at High Road Academy was arrested on Friday morning.

The teen allegedly told officers he was carrying the gun for protection after school.

Police said the gun was reportedly stolen in a vehicle theft in Springfield.

“He was charged in Juvenile Court with bringing a weapon onto school property and juvenile handgun possession,” MNPD said.

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