Teen arrested after loaded gun found in school on Long Island: Suffolk police

MASTIC BEACH, N.Y. (PIX11) –  A 14-year-old was arrested after a loaded gun was found in his high school in Mastic Beach on Friday, Suffolk County police say.

Staff at William Floyd High School discovered the loaded handgun when they searched the student with a metal-detecting wand, according to a notice on the school’s website .

The student had been brought into the administrator’s office for possible vaping just before dismissal, the notice says.

The 14-year-old now faces charges for criminal possession of a weapon, authorities report. The school’s notice says he will also face consequences according to the district’s code of conduct.

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