For Immediate Release: September 3, 2024

HCSO Responds to Incident at East Hamilton Middle School, Firearm Recovered and Student Arrested

Hamilton County, TN – On September 3, 2024, at approximately 10 A.M., Administrative staff at East Hamilton Middle School received a tip that a student who was currently at school had brought a weapon with them to the campus.

The school’s administration searched the student's locker and found two backpacks. One of the backpacks contained a Beretta 9mm semi-automatic pistol with no magazine and a loaded 9mm magazine for a Glock semi-automatic pistol.

The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office arrested the student and transported them to the Hamilton County Juvenile Detention Center without further incident.

The student is being charged with:

- Carrying Weapons on School Property

- Unlawful Carrying or Possession of a Firearm

There is no threat to any of the students or faculty of the school at this time.

As this incident pertains to juveniles, no further information is available.