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Hattiesburg High student brings gun to school

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HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) -

A 14-year-old Hattiesburg High School student is being held in the Forrest County Detention Center for bringing a gun to school.

Officials say a student called the campus school Crime Stoppers program during lunch to report a student with a gun. A resource officer went to the student's classroom and found an unloaded pistol in his backpack.

The student was handcuffed and immediately taken to the detention center for questioning.

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