VIDEO: Police respond to reports of student with gun on bus from Tropical elementary

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VIDEO: Police respond to reports of student with gun on bus from Tropical elementary

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January 6, 2023

By Robert Burns

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Today, a school bus leaving Tropical Elementary in Merritt Island pulled over to wait for law enforcement after it was reported that a student had a gun on the bus.

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In a video, about a dozen Brevard County Deputies and Cocoa Police can be seen responding to the incident in a vacant parking lot.

As of 3:53pm it was determined by law enforcement that there was no threat, and the bus resumed its route.

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It is not clear who initially reported the incident.

This is a breaking story.

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