Gibbs High Freshman Arrested After Gun Found On Campus, St. Petersburg Police Say

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A 15-year-old freshman at Gibbs High School was arrested after school officials discovered he had a handgun concealed in his clothing, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department.

The ninth-grader faces felony charges of possession of a weapon on school property and unlawful carry of a concealed firearm.

Authorities said the incident began when a school staff member alerted the campus School Resource Officer that a student appeared to be hiding a gun in his clothes. Investigators looked into the tip and quickly took the teenager into custody…

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