DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A Mainland High School student was arrested on Friday after an Instagram post showed a student on campus with a gun, according to the Daytona Beach Police Department.
Police said a school resource officer was notified of the post, which indicated there may have been a weapon on the campus on Tuesday.
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According to an affidavit, someone reported seeing an Instagram post of someone holding a handgun in one of the school’s bathrooms.
During an investigation, police discovered someone had taken the gun to campus, though it was a 15-year-old student who gave him the firearm, investigators said.
While in the bathroom Tuesday, the 15-year-old had given him the firearm, a video was recorded, and the gun was then returned to the 15-year-old, the affidavit shows.
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Investigators said they were able to confirm that the teen had taken the firearm without permission, though detectives were ultimately able to recover it.
The 15-year-old student was arrested, and additional arrests could be forthcoming, officers said.
“We would like to thank the person who quickly reported this to law enforcement,” a release from the department reads. “We want to remind everyone that if you ‘See Something, Say Something.’”
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