A 13-year-old student at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School was found with a loaded handgun in their lunchbox on Wednesday afternoon, prompting an immediate investigation by school officials and police.

A 13-year-old student was found with a loaded handgun inside a Charles County Public School Wednesday, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office.

School administrators at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School were notified about a student possibly having a loaded weapon at about 12:40 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office.