KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — A high school student was arrested on Wednesday after bringing a gun to school.

A Kalamazoo public safety officer was called to Phoenix High School, located in the 1400 block of Oakland Drive, shortly after 10 a.m. after a student would not leave the school grounds.

A school security officer told the officer when he arrived that the student appeared to have something in his waistband, according to a news release from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety.

When the officer approached the student, he fled on foot. During the foot chase, the student threw the handgun, the release said.

Police say the student was arrested several blocks away from the school and authorities found the handgun.

No one was injured during the incident, according to KDPS

The student, a 17-year-old Kalamazoo resident, was lodged at the Kalamazoo County Jail. His name is not being released at this time.

Anyone with information is asked to call KDPS at 269.337.8994 or Silent Observer at 269.343.2100.