Authorities: Off-duty officer left weapon at Michigan school
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Authorities say a weapon found in a gym locker at a mid-Michigan school was accidentally left there by an off-duty police officer.
The Shepherd Police Department said in a statement posted on Facebook that the weapon was left at Shepherd Middle School by an officer who isn't a member of the department. The statement said a student and staff member alerted officials about the weapon.
The Morning Sun of Mount Pleasant reports Shepherd Public Schools Superintendent Claire Bunker told parents in a mass phone message Monday that the weapon was found before school started that day, prompting speculation about who left the weapon.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police say additional information, including further details about the weapon involved, isn't immediately being released.
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Information from: Morning Sun, http://www.themorningsun.com/