Florida deputy is suspended after his gun went off in a middle school cafeteria

School resource cop's gun 'unintentionally discharges' in cafeteria while students line up for food School resource officer at Thomas Weightman Middle School in Florida was leaning against cafeteria wall when his service weapon went off Bullet went directly into brick wall and did not hit anyone around A student said the gunshot was so loud she dropped her lunch trey Pasco County Sheriff's Office placed the resource officer on paid leave pending investigation

By Snejana Farberov and Snejana Farberov For Dailymail.com

Published: 20:38 BST, 1 May 2019 | Updated: 20:39 BST, 1 May 2019

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A Florida sheriff’s deputy has been suspended after his service gun went off inside a crowded middle school cafeteria where he was working as a resource officer.

According to a statement from the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, the school resource office was leaning against the wall inside the Thomas Weightman Middle School lunchroom when his holstered gun 'incidentally' discharged into the brick wall behind him.

No one was injured inside the cafeteria, where students were waiting in line for food.

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A school resource officer at Thomas Weightman Middle School in Florida accidentally discharged his weapon

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