Teen Brings 2 BB Guns to Eli Whitney Tech in Hamden

State police responded to the Eli Whitney Technical School early Tuesday afternoon after a 17-year-old student brought two BB guns to school, according to a spokesperson for the department.

Police arrived at the school around 12:30 p.m. to investigate. The teen was taken into custody and charged with possession of a weapon on school grounds.

State police said someone else at school reported the gun and that the arrested student did not make any overt threats.

Although other students said rumors were circulating that the boy who was arrested also had a knife, but police dispelled those rumors.

A spokesperson for the state Department of Education could not comment on specifics but said all students were safe.

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