A man with a gun was detained near Frank Wright Middle School in Imperial.

At about 2:45 p.m. Monday, Imperial Police responded to the area of the middle school after receiving three reports of a man walking with what appeared to be a firearm wrapped in clothing. Officers located the man and found he was carrying a BB rifle. A more intensive search of the man led to the discovery of a loaded makeshift "zip gun" and live shotgun shells. . The man, Cory Von Garcia, 40, of Imperial, was booked into Imperial County Jail on charges of a Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Felon in Possession of Ammunition, Possession of a Zip Gun, and Possession of a Loaded Firearm a School Zone.