A 13-year-old boy was caught with a gun outside Duquesne Elementary School on Tuesday, police said.

In a news release, the City of Duquesne Police Department said the 13-year-old was taken into custody during dismissal time after a gun was found on him.

Police said in the news release that the boy was seen standing across the street from the school's entrance wearing a fanny pack and "holding onto an object in the fanny pack." The boy "did not appear to have a legitimate purpose in the area," the news release said, adding that school security then contacted Duquesne police.

The 13-year-old ran away when confronted by officers but was later apprehended by law enforcement, authorities said. The boy was wearing a medical glove on the hand holding the object in the fanny pack.

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