Miami-Dade Police are investigating after an employee left a gun inside a bag at a school Tuesday.
The incident happened at Atlantis Academy Miami L.I.F.E. Program, a private school on Southwest 72nd Street.
According to police, the employee arrived at the school with the bag and left it inside the school.
The employee went off-site for school-related business and left the bag behind.
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Someone spotted the bag, opened it, and discovered the gun inside, police said.
In a statement, a spokesperson for Atlantis Academy said the employee was taken into custody for bringing a weapon on school premises.
"The employee has been terminated and we are cooperating with the police," the statement read.
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