Police: Carver H.S. student brought gun to school

A student at Atlanta’s Carver High School was in police custody late Thursday morning after allegedly bringing a gun onto the campus.

Atlanta police spokeswoman Kim Jones confirmed that the student did have a weapon and was in custody, but said the school, which is on McDonough Boulevard in southeast Atlanta, was not on lockdown.

According to police dispatch reports, the 16-year-old boy had a loaded .40-caliber handgun.