Student at southwest Atlanta high school arrested for allegedly trying to bring gun into building

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A student at a southwest Atlanta high school was arrested for trying to bring a gun into the building Thursday, according to the school district.

The student was stopped at the entrance of Booker T. Washington High School when the school’s Evolv weapon detection system identified the gun in their bookbag, said Seth Coleman, spokesman for Atlanta Public Schools.

The weapon was immediately confiscated by administrators and a school resource officer…

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