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TUCSON - The lockdown at Carson Middle School has been lifted and the student who was spotted with a gun found, police said.

The school was put on a lockdown Friday morning when a driver saw a group of students passing around what appeared to be a gun, TUSD officials said.

Safety officers and Tucson Police officers swept the area to find the student and a pellet gun. A tip from a student led police to find the gun in an 8th grader's backpack, TUSD officials said.

TUSD is currently interviewing the student.

A boy who was spotted with a gun has prompted the lockdown of an eastside middle school.

Carson Middle School was placed on a lockdown when a driver in the area spotted a boy with a gun, Tucson Police spokeswoman Sgt. Maria Hawke said.

Additional details weren't immediately available. Stay with News 4 for the latest on this developing situation.