A 13-year-old boy is facing charges after police say he brought a loaded gun to a middle school Thursday in north Alabama.

Madison police responded to a report Wednesday night of a 13-year-old child who was carrying a pistol at a local apartment complex, the department said.

While police were unable to confirm the child had a gun, the department notified the school resource officers at Liberty Middle School, where the child attends, about the report.

On Thursday, school resource officers made contact with the student and officers and school staff searched the boy

During the search, a loaded 9-millimeter hand gun was found on the student and taken as evidence, police said.

An investigation into the incident was ongoing as of late Thursday afternoon.

The boy, whose name was withheld because of his age, was charged with certain persons forbidden to possess a firearm — a felony under state law.

He was taken to the Neaves-Davis Juvenile Detention Center.

Further information was unavailable.