Police: 14-Year-Old Arrested For Having BB Gun At Thomasboro Elementary School

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police arrested a 14-year-old boy for having a BB gun on the campus of Thomasboro Elementary School.  

Police were called in reference to two people heading towards the school with a gun.  A CMS police officer witnessed one of the suspects toss a gun on the ground.  

The officer immediately ordered the suspects to get down and held them at gunpoint until backup arrived.  Police determined the gun was a BB gun.  

The teen who was in possession of the gun has been charged with possession of a weapon on school property.  The second suspect has not been charged.  

Both suspects are students at Thomasboro Elementary School.  There were no students at the school since Friday was a teacher work day.