Deputies: Student found with loaded gun on Volusia County high school campus

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Volusia County deputies said a 16-year-old student was found with a loaded handgun in his waistband on a high school campus.

Deputies said Paul Passerrello, the school resource deputy at Atlantic High School, found out that a student posted a photo with the gun in his waistband on TikTok on Tuesday.

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Investigators said the deputy located the student in the school’s gym and seized the loaded handgun.

Deputies said the gun was loaded with 10 bullets and a second loaded magazine with 11 bullets along with a holster was found in his backpack.

A relative told investigators that the student stole the gun from their locked closet without permission. Deputies said that the relative plans to press charges for the theft.

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Deputies said the student told them he brought the gun to campus because he had been robbed at work last week. He is charged with possession of a firearm on school property, grand theft of a firearm and carrying a concealed firearm.

“This is exactly what we ask of every single person on every school campus in Volusia County: See something, say something, and help us keep our schools safe for everyone,” Sheriff Mike Chitwood said in a statement.

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