A Colorado man was arrested Wednesday night after deputies say he accidentally discharged a firearm he was handling, striking the door of a nearby middle school.

According to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to the Ranch View Middle School late Wednesday morning when a student and teacher reported hearing a loud pop and seeing a puff of smoke coming from the window of a nearby home.

Body camera footage of law enforcement investigating after a shot was fired into the door of a middle school. Douglas County Sheriff's Office

The school resource officers temporarily placed the school in a secure status while deputies responded.

Authorities said the resident of the home, Bradley Fox, approached deputies at the school and told them he was handling a firearm inside

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