A 13-year-old is now in custody and a 17-year-old is being sought by cops following the seizure of an illegal firearm at the Trench Town High School in west Kingston earlier today.

Reports from the Trench Town Police are that about 1:15 pm a School Resource Officer attached to the Divisions Community Safety and Security Branch conducted a search at the school. The search yielded a 9 mm Taurus pistol bearing serial number TWH00672, and a magazine with 15 rounds.

The identities of the teenagers are being withheld pending further investigations.

Source: Jamaica Observer