Northwest Whitfield student arrested after weapon found in car on campus

Deputies found a weapon in a student’s car at Northwest Whitfield High School on Thursday, according to the county Sheriff’s Office.

School resource investigators were alerted to reports of a student who brought a weapon to campus, and worked to identify the student, the Sheriff’s Office said in a press release.

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Kevin Lira, 17, was arrested on a charge of possessing a firearm on school property, according to the office.

Investigators interviewed Lira, obtained a search warrant and found a weapon and drug paraphernalia inside his car, the Sheriff’s Office said. He was taken to the Whitfield County jail, where the office said he would be held without bond.