The 12-year-old apparently pointed what looked like a black .357 magnum revolver at an undercover Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputy, then ran away, according to PBSO's Facebook page. The gun turned out to be a BB gun.

PBSO caught the kid, and took him into custody, although it is unclear if the boy was charged with a crime.

The PBSO Facebook post doesn't say when the incident happened, or where, but it does link to a YouTube video of Sheriff Ric Bradshaw talking about the danger of fake guns.

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