HOLLYWOOD, Fla., April 17 (UPI) -- A Florida high school student was taken into police custody after he text-messaged a photo of a gun to classmates at Hollywood Hills High School.
Police say the teen said he planned to kill himself, the Miami Herald reported.
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The high school and a nearby elementary school were locked down for about an hour Tuesday while Hollywood, Fla., police went from classroom to classroom searching for the student.
Police in Davie, Fla., found the teen at his home and took him into custody for his own protection.
The high school students were then given permission to go home for the rest of the day, the newspaper said.
