Boy, 14, charged after report of student with gun at Alberta high school

A 14-year-old boy is facing weapons charges after police were called to a high school near Edmonton for a report of a student with a gun. RCMP say a teacher called 911 on Thursday afternoon, after a student was seen with a gun in a classroom at a high school in Sherwood Park, a suburb community east of Edmonton.

They say a suspect was taken into custody and Mounties recovered what they think is an imitation gun. No injuries were reported.

Police say the boy, who can't be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, has been charged with assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and using an imitation firearm in the commission of an offence.

He has been released on conditions and is scheduled to appear in court later this month.