TAMPA, Fla — A 15-year-old student at Hillsborough High School was arrested after Tampa Police Department said she brought a loaded gun to school on Wednesday, Aug. 31.
The school's resource officer was alerted after an anonymous student reported that another student was in possession of a gun at the high school on 5000 Central Avenue.
The SRO and school staff found the 15-year-old student during dismissal near the bus ramp after they were unable to find her in her designated class, the police department said in a news release. The teen was taken to the school gymnasium where they searched her backpack and found the loaded 9mm gun wrapped in a T-shirt.
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The student has been charged with possession of a firearm on school property and minor in possession of a firearm.
At this time, investigators are working to learn more about how the student was able to have access to a gun and what her motive was in bringing the weapon on campus.