INKSTER (WWJ) -- A Metro Detroit teen is facing criminal charges after authorities say he brought a gun to school.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy on Tuesday announced that she has charged a 13-year-old boy from Inkster in connection with the incident at Tomlinson Middle School on Monday.
According to investigators, it was discovered that the boy had brought an unsecured handgun and ammunition into the school, on Annapolis Street in Inkster, in his backpack.
Inkster police officers responded to the school a around 11:15 a.m. and took the boy into custody.
He has since been charged as a juveniles with two counts: Carrying a Concealed Weapon, and Possession of a Weapon in a Weapons-Free School Zone.
A preliminary hearing in the case was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon before Referee Leslie Graves at the Juvenile Detention Facility.
No one was hurt.
