Student arrested with gun, $30K in backpack

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN (WABC) -- A 17-year-old pupil was arrested with an evident shade weapon and currency successful his bookbag wrong a nationalist schoolhouse successful Downtown Brooklyn.

He arrived astatine the Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice connected Adams Street conscionable earlier noon with the firearm successful his bag, officials say.

A schoolhouse caput saw the limb and told the dean who alerted schoolhouse information agents. They restrained the pupil and took him into custody.

Charges against him are pending.

The weapon, which appears to beryllium a shade weapon with nary markings, and bullets were recovered.

The teen besides had astir $30,000 cash.

The Department of Education released the pursuing statement:

"Dangerous items of immoderate benignant person perfectly nary spot successful our schools, and our outstanding schoolhouse unit and School Safety Agents instantly and safely recovered this point soon aft the pupil entered the schoolhouse building, ensuring that each students and unit are safe. All protocols were followed, and we are moving intimately with NYPD regarding follow-up actions."

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