Student arrested after allegedly waving air pistol at school

CONYERS - A 16-year-old student was charged with carrying a weapon on the property of Heritage High School, the same school where a gunman opened fire on students nearly three years ago. <br> <br> The latest incident occurred April 22nd following a baseball game on campus. The student&#39;s name was not released. <br> <br> Rockdale County Deputy Myra Pearrell said after the game, the student allegedly displayed an air pistol and waved it at some students. Investigators determined he was standing within a one-thousand-foot perimeter of the campus, which is considered a school safety zone. <br> <br> Pearrell said the gun resembled a .45 automatic. <br> <br> On May 20th, 1999, Heritage student T-J Solomon, then 15, opened fire with a .22-caliber rifle, wounding six classmates. He pleaded guilty but mentally ill to charges of aggravated assault and is serving a minimum of 18 years in prison.

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