School leaders are crediting new technology with possibly preventing a tragedy at Cocoa High School on Monday. At 8:30 a.m., a 15-year-old boy was taken into custody at Cocoa High School. He is facing felony charges of possession of a firearm on school grounds.

OPENGATE Weapons Detection system quickly detected a student trying to enter the campus with a weapon this morning.

Cocoa High's metal detectors, installed this school year, caught a handgun in the possession of a student Monday morning. "The weapon was immediately confiscated, and the student was placed into police custody,