ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orange County Sheriff's Office honored 10-year-old Sami Eljarsifi, who may have prevented a tragedy after reporting a student with a gun at a Hunter's Creek elementary school.
A 9-year-old boy was arrested for the incident back in September.
Deputies say the boy showed the gun, which was in a backpack loaded with other weapons, to Eljarsifi, who immediately alerted a teacher.
"[The boy] said [the gun's] just fake. Then when I went to go see it more it was metal. As soon as I saw it I thought someone was going to get shot, so I ran to a teacher," said Eljarsifi.
Sheriff Jerry Demings presented a commendation certificate to Eljarsifi at an awards ceremony held Tuesday.
"I helped my school, and I'm pretty honored," he said.
Eljarsifi told Local 6 he would do the exact same thing all over again.
OCSO also presented a medal to a police dog injured in the line of duty and several investigators involved in the Cady Way Trail murders investigation.
Orange County Sheriff's Office honors boy, 10, for reporting gun at school
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