An unloaded gun found near the Roberto Clemente Leadership Academy in New Haven on Monday morning had been modified and could not have been fired, according to police.
An officer responded to 360 Columbus Ave. at 7:14 a.m. to investigate after a staff member at the Roberto Clemente Leadership Academy found a gun, police said.
Police said the weapon was not loaded and there was no magazine.
School was not yet in session when the staff member found the gun and students were just starting to arrive after police removed the firearm.
The police department’s bureau of investigation did forensic testing and learned that the gun was inoperable after being modified so it would not fire.
