VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A 16-year-old Florida student was arrested for bringing a loaded gun to school. The school resource deputy found the gun after a TikTok video was reported to the school administration.
Anthony Loos, 16, was in a TikTok video and appeared to have a gun tucked into his waistband, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. Atlantic High School’s SRO pulled Loos from the school’s gymnasium where he was on the basketball court.
The deputy escorted Loos away from other students and asked him to show his waistband, VCSO said. Deputies said the student did have a pistol grip visible in the front.
Loos was placed in handcuffs and the deputy removed the gun. The sheriff’s office said the Sig Sauer model P365 9mm handgun had a loaded magazine with 10 bullets. A second magazine with 11 bullets along with a holster were found in Loos’ backpack.
Officials said Loos stole the handgun from a relative’s locked closet without permission and that relative is pressing charges for the theft.
A second student who recorded and posted the TikTok video said she didn’t realize Loos had a gun and thought he was showing his abs when he pulled up his shirt, revealing his waistband.
Volusia County deputies said Loos brought the gun to campus because he was robbed at work last week.
He was arrested for possession of a firearm on school property, grand theft of a firearm, and carrying a concealed firearm, according to investigators. He was taken to the Department of Juvenile Justice to be held in secure detention.
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