13-year-old arrested for bringing toy gun to Butler Middle School

WAUKESHA, Wis. — A 13-year-old student was arrested after bringing a fake firearm into Butler Middle School in Waukesha on Friday.

According to the Waukesha Police Department, a student alerted staff after seeing what appeared to be a handgun in the 13-year-old’s backpack around 7:40 a.m. on 9/19/25.

The weapon turned out to be an altered Orbeez gun, a toy that shoots water-absorbent gel beads…

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