Lehigh Acres Middle School student displays gun in cafeteria, students are safe

A student at Lehigh Acres Middle School pulled out a weapon in the cafeteria during lunch on Wednesday.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office says a 12-year-old female student was arrested and says they are actively investigating.

Lee County schools say the weapon the girl pulled was a gun but did not specify the type.

In a message to parents, Lehigh Acres Middle School Principal Brian Gibson said the student displayed the weapon during lunch, and school administrators immediately intervened.

The message to parents also said that all of the students at the school were safe and that the rest of the school day was to continue as normal.

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