NEW YORK (PIX11) – A 16-year-old student took a loaded handgun to a Manhattan high school Friday morning, police said.
Students at the Percy E. Sutton Educational Campus informed a school safety agent about a student who had a firearm. A male student had a fully loaded Ruger. 380 firearm in his backpack, authorities said.
Police from the 32nd precinct responded to the school at 10:30 a.m. The male student was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, police said.
The student is a juvenile. His name has not been made public due to his age.
No injuries were reported as a result of the incident. Other information was not made available.
Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work here.
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