A Warren middle school student faces criminal charges after pointing what resembled a firearm at fellow students, according to school officials.
The incident took place Thursday at Carter Middle School, in the area of Masonic Boulevard and Hoover Road, in the Warren Consolidated Schools district.
Authorities said a seventh-grade student brought an airsoft gun onto school property and was shooting it at children. Officials did not say whether anyone was hit or hurt.
“Needless to say, this was a very poor decision,” Superintendent Robert Livernois said in an online message to the Warren Con community.
According to Livernois, the student has been removed from school and is facing discipline and criminal charges. He said school administrators learned of the incident Friday.
An airsoft gun resembles a traditional firearm but shoots nonlethal, plastic pellets. Officials said they are used for target practice and military-style games similar to paintball weapons or BB guns.
In his message to the community, Livernois said “please continue to encourage your children to share difficult information with you or a responsible adult.”
The incident is the first or one of the first of its kind at a school district in Macomb County in 2024.
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