Shreveport police: Fair Park High School student brings handgun to school

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
May 07, 2013 - 12:17 pm EDT

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana — A Shreveport high school student is faces charges after taking a handgun on a school campus.

Police tell The Times (http://bit.ly/10EcV7r ) the 17-year-old Fair Park High School student was arrested Friday after authorities found a .22 caliber handgun in his backpack.

Authorities took the weapon and arrested the teenager on a charge of carrying a weapon on school property and being in possession of a firearm in a Firearm Free zone.

Police their investigation into the incident continues.

Information from: The Times, http://www.shreveporttimes.com

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