BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston Police say an 18-year-old student has been arrested in connection with a gun that was found near Excel High School.
The school was put in safe mode earlier on Friday after the gun was found on a street nearby.
In a press release, the Boston Police Department said Jamari Searcy, 18, of South Boston was found and arrested on firearms charges after officers received reports of a person with a gun near the school.
Responding officers observed a man matching the description of the suspect as he tried to get into a vehicle. Police stopped and detained Searcy before learning from a nearby security service that he had been seen discarding a backpack before law enforcement arrived.
Boston Police found the backpack and said a loaded Smith & Wesson revolver was inside.
Searcy will appear in South Boston District Court to face charges including Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Unlawful Possession of Ammunition.
The arrest comes just one day after a 7-year-old brought a loaded gun to a school in Dorchester.
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