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An Escambia County Middle School student was arrested and taken into custody Friday for possessing a firearm, according to officials.

ECMS officials announced the arrest on their Facebook page Friday afternoon. The officials said the school was placed on lockdown, and immediate action was taken.

“The firearm was recovered and the student has been arrested and is no longer on campus,” officials said.

Sheriff Heath Jackson said the incident occurred around noon and the student was in a classroom.

Jackson said deputies responded to the school on the report there might have been a student there that was armed.

Jackson said deputies checked the student, and the student was in possession of a semi-automatic handgun that was loaded.

Jackson said the student was transported to a juvenile detention facility.

ECMS officials said all students were safe, and the school resumed a normal school day.