Weapons detection system finds gun in student’s backpack at Gwinnett County middle school

LILBURN, Ga. — A middle school student in Gwinnett County was arrested after a gun was discovered in their bookbag, according to officials.

The state’s largest school district recently installed Evolv weapon detection systems at all county middle and high schools, with this incident highlighting that the systems are working as intended.

Once the handgun was discovered in the student’s backpack, Gwinnett County School Police and administrators addressed the situation immediately. The student was arrested without incident, and the gun was confiscated, according to authorities…

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