Suffolk County Police arrested a teenager after he brought a gun to his high school in Mastic Beach.
A 14-year-old student at William Floyd High School, located at 240 Mastic Beach Road, was being interviewed by a school administrator on an unrelated matter when the student was found to have a loaded gun. School officials contacted police.
The student, who is not being identified due to his age, was charged by Seventh Squad detectives with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds. The juvenile was held overnight at the Seventh Precinct and was arraigned as a juvenile offender at First District Court in Central Islip on October 19.
The investigation is continuing. Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.