Gun found on student at north Charlotte middle school, source says
A gun was found on a student at Ranson Middle School in north Charlotte Thursday, a source tells Channel 9.
According to the source, police believe the student had broken into a home to steal the gun.
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He was then found with the weapon on him at the middle school on Thursday morning. There was no information immediately available about how the gun was found.
Channel 9 reached out to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools for more information. A spokesperson for the district confirmed a gun was found at the school.
“All staff and students safe,” the spokesperson said. “That’s all the information we can provide.”
Another gun was found this week on a student at Renaissance West STEAM Academy, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
According to Channel 9′s count, this is the 32nd weapon found on a CMS campus this school year. Our count includes pellet guns in addition to firearms. CMS says they have found 28 firearms, not including pellet guns.
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