A 13-year-old boy has been taken into custody after allegedly bringing a stolen handgun to Dunlap Valley Middle School.
School staff and the resource officer were told about a student with a gun around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to a news release from Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins. The handgun was in the student's locker.
The handgun was found to have been stolen during a Peoria burglary. Detectives questioned the student and searched his house, but no other weapons were found.
Watkins said there is no evidence the student planned to commit a school shooting. Instead, he told police he wanted to show it to his friends and wanted it for protection.
The student faces charges of underage possession of a firearm, possession of a stolen firearm and unlawful use of a firearm.
The investigation is ongoing. Watkins said the department will have more officers at the school this week.
