Boy Takes Gun, Ammo to Cherokee School

Updated: Tuesday, 17 Nov 2009, 11:29 PM EST
Published : Tuesday, 17 Nov 2009, 10:35 PM EST

Edited By: Leigha Baugham | myfoxatlanta.com

A 12 year-old boy was found with a gun and ammunition inside a Cherokee County school Tuesday. Authorities are now trying to determine where the boy got the weapon.

The incident happened at Dean Rusk Middle School in Cherokee County.

Police said the 12-year-old student took a .22 caliber handgun to school. Investigators said they also found ammunition in the seventh grader's locker.

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