STATESVILLE, N.C. -- A Charlotte-Mecklenburg School resource officer is being praised for finding a gun at a high school.

• Officers say a handgun and a full magazine were found in a student's book bag
• They say the student was showing the weapon to other students
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Cpl. Kathleen Pope found a 45 caliber pistol and a full magazine in a male student's backpack Monday after officer say he was showing the weapon inside of the lunchroom. The student is 15 years old and is not being identified.

This incident comes after several similar cases at schools within CMS recently, including a deadly shooting and officers discovering several weapons on different campuses.