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An Ellet High School student was arrested on Wednesday with a gun, police said.

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AKRON, Ohio -- A 17-year-old high school student was arrested Wednesday with a loaded handgun at Ellet High School, police said.

The student had the loaded semiautomatic handgun with him in class when he was arrested, according to Akron Police Capt. Daniel Zampelli.

The school was on lockdown from about 10:30 a.m. to 11:20 p.m.

A staff member told school officials and a resource office that they believed a student had a gun.

The school was placed on lockdown and the gun was found and the student was taken into custody, according to school officials.

The student was arrested on suspicion on of carrying a concealed weapon and bringing a gun to school. He will be taken to the Summit County Juvenile Detention Center, Zampelli said.

Zampelli said the student was arrested without incident and handed over the gun as soon as police confronted him.