BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo teen was sentenced to six months in jail followed by five years of probation for bringing an unloaded gun into a Buffalo public school in April, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said.
The teenager’s name was not released because he was 17 years old at the time of the incident and was granted youthful offender status.
The incident occurred around 11 a.m. on April 1 at BPS School 197, the Math Science Technology Preparatory School on East Delavan Avenue; an unloaded handgun was discovered during a search of the student’s bag, officials said. He was arrested for a separate handgun incident at his home in March when police recovered a loaded, illegal pistol…