Florida Teenager Charged After Gun He Brought Onto School Bus Is Used in Unintentional Shooting

A sheriff said the gun had changed hands multiple times since the teenager originally brought it onto the school bus.

File photo shows a crime scene tape cordon at a street in Hollywood, Fla., on May 29, 2023. Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images

A teenager has been charged in Florida for bringing a handgun onto a Hernando County school bus last month. The same gun accidentally injured a student days later, officials said.

Speaking at a Feb. 8 press conference, Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhuis said the 16-year-old student was initially stopped by law enforcement officers on Jan. 12 as police were investigating reports of a stolen vehicle.