New London police have arrested a man in connection with an investigation into a student bringing a gun to Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School in April and firing it.
Richard Velazquez, 39, of New London was arrested on Wednesday morning.
An 11-year-old student brought a gun to the middle school in April and fired a shot in the building, according to police and school administrators. Someone found the weapon in a second-floor boys' bathroom and the school was placed in lockdown at the time.
Police said Velazquez was responsible for the firearm before the student somehow obtained it.
Velazquez has been charged with criminal possession of a firearm and risk of injury to a minor after an investigation into eth incident.
Police ask anyone with information about the incident to call New London Police Department at 860-447-5269 or anonymous information can be submitted via the Internet at the New London Tips 411 system.
