Mastic Beach student arrested for possessing loaded gun at high school

Suffolk County Police arrested a teenager on Oct. 18 after he brought a gun to his high school in Mastic
Beach.

A 14-year-old student at William Floyd High School, located at 240 Mastic Beach Road, was being
interviewed by a school administrator on an unrelated matter when the student was found to be in
possession of a loaded gun. School officials contacted police.

The student, who is not being identified due to his age, was charged by Seventh Squad detectives with Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2nd Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon on School Grounds. The juvenile is being held overnight at the Seventh Precinct and will be arraigned as a juvenile offender at First District Court in Central Islip on October 19.

The investigation is continuing. Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact the Seventh
Squad at 631-852-8752