STATESVILLE, N.C. – A Statesville High School student has been charged after being found with a gun on school property. Monday morning, authorities found a handgun, belonging to a 16-year-old student after it triggered the school’s metal detector. Officials searched the student’s backpack and discovered a loaded 9mm handgun. The firearm was seized and no injuries were reported.
This incident remains under investigation by the Statesville Police Department and Iredell-Statesville Schools administration. The student has been charged with Felony Possession of a Firearm On Educational Property.