An eighth-grade student brought a gun to school on Thursday and committed suicide, according to officials.
Fire department officials told reporters that the student died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, reportedly in a bathroom, at the Southgate school early Thursday morning.
Davidson Middle School officials put the school on lockdown and contacted parents around 9:15 a.m. to pick up their children, saying at first that the school had a "police situation." WXYZ officials said that some children looked "visibly upset" when exiting the school.
According to WDIV, Southgate Schools Superintendent William Grusecki said the boy did leave a note.
Michigan Department of Education Jan Ellis, said Thursday that it is rare for a suicide to occur inside a public school and added she wasn't sure one had ever occurred in MIchigan before Thursday, according to the Detroit News.
In Detroit, a seven-year-old boy died as a result of an alleged suicide last May.
UPDATE 4:05PM: According to the Detroit News, the 14-year-old boy shot himself in the head with a .40 caliber Glock before classes started at 8 a.m. The News said he was found by another student in the school. The victim was transported to a local hospital, where he later died.
The Detroit Free Press interviewed students, who said the boy was friendly and well-liked at Davidson Middle School. The report quoted an official at Southgate Community School District who said the gun used by the student may have belonged to a family member. There are no metal detectors at the middle school.
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