UPDATE: 15-year-old taken into custody after gun goes off at a north Louisiana School

Makenzie Boucher, Shreveport Times
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The Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office has released new information regarding the Bossier Parish student whose gun went off in a classroom.

According to the sheriff's office, the student was identified as a 15-year-old Cope Middle School student.

While in class May 9, the student pulled out a handgun to show to another student and began placing it into a backpack when the gun went off.

The school resource officer was immediately contacted, and the student was takin into custody.

Bossier Parish Sheriff's patrol unit.
Bossier Parish Sheriff's patrol unit.

According to the sheriff's office, no students were injured, and the student was charged with:

  • Illegal use of a weapon or dangerous instrumentalities

  • Possession of a handgun by a juvenile

  • Possession of a firearm in a gun-free zone

The student was booked into Ware Detention Center.

More: Gun goes off at a north Louisiana school Thursday, sheriff reports. No injuries reported

Makenzie Boucher is a reporter with the Shreveport Times. Contact her at mboucher@gannett.com.

This article originally appeared on Shreveport Times: Teen in custody after gun goes off at Bossier Parish school