Police in Jersey City were investigating after a student apparently sent a text message of a gun to another student, city officials said.
The 15-year-old boy sent the photo of the handgun in a text to a 14-year-old girl at The Ethical Community Charter School (TECCS), Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione told Daily Voice.
The incident was reported Friday at 10:15 a.m.
As is standard policy with incidents involving juveniles, no further information will be provided at this time. The investigation is ongoing.
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