A 15-year-old boy who allegedly fired an air gun at another student at a Sydney high school has been charged with a string of offences.
Police were called to Rose Bay Secondary College in the city’s east just after 1.45pm on Thursday following reports of a teenager with a firearm.
Officers were told a 15-year-old boy used a BB gun to fire a pellet at the back of another student.
The school was plunged into lockdown and students were evacuated onto the oval.
Police seized a ‘ball-bearing-style’ firearm allegedly used in the incident.
The teenager was arrested and taken to Surry Hills Police Station for questioning.
He has since been charged with: possessing an unregistered, unauthorised pistol in a public place; stalking or intimidating with intent to cause fear of physical harm; and firing a firearm in or near a public place.
The 15-year-old is due to face a children’s court on Friday.
Police rushed to Rose Bay Secondary College in the city’s east just after 1.45pm on Thursday following reports of a teenager with a firearm (pictured, officers collect evidence)
The school was plunged into lockdown and students were evacuated onto an oval
There were no injuries reported following the alleged incident at the school
Staff are seen outside the school in Sydney’s eastern suburbs on Thursday afternoon
Police said in at statement on Friday there were no reports of injuries.
‘The boy allegedly showed another student what appeared to be a firearm before allegedly firing a pellet at him,’ it read.
‘The projectile reportedly struck the student, though there were no reports of injuries.
‘The incident prompted the school into lockdown.’
