Student charged for bringing fake gun to CT high school, prompting lockdown

A teenager was charged with breach of peace for allegedly bringing a gun later determined to be fake to Windsor High School on Thursday.

Officers were alerted just before 11 a.m. that a student at the school was in possession of what was believed to be a gun in the bathroom, according to the Windsor Police Department.

Officers responded to the school and the facility was put into lockdown, police said.

Shortly after arriving, police located the student and found that he had a facsimile firearm.