A 13-year-old student is facing criminal charges after bringing a BB gun to school Friday morning in Indiana County.

State police said school administrators at Homer-Center Junior-Senior High School, in Center Township, notified troopers the boy was found in possession of an unloaded Airsoft pistol with an orange tip.

The boy concealed the gun in his backpack and showed it to at least one other student after he arrived at school, according to police.

There was no indication the boy made any verbal threat, but police said “at least one student felt threatened and immediately reported the incident to a school district employee.”

The pistol was seized by a district security guard without incident.

Police said misdemeanor charges of terroristic threats and disorderly conduct will be filed with the Indiana County Juvenile Probation Office, after consultation with the district attorney’s office.

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