Student in custody after gun fired in Roanoke middle school bathroom

ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — A gun was fired in the bathroom of Lucy Addison Middle School Tuesday afternoon.

Roanoke City Public Schools said no one was injured when the gun went off.

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Police and school administration are investigating the incident, the district said.

"Roanoke City Public Schools has a zero-tolerance policy about weapons in school, including anything resembling a weapon," the district said. "We ask parents and guardians to speak with their children to make sure they understand this policy and that if students see something, to always say something."

The Roanoke Police Department said a firearm and damage from the shooting were found in the bathroom.

A juvenile male student was taken into custody, according to police.

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The boy was taken to the Roanoke Valley Juvenile Detention Center where he is charged on suspicion of possession of a firearm on school grounds and discharging a firearm on school grounds, police said.