FERGUS, Ont. -- Provincial police say a 14-year-old boy is charged after allegedly robbing a fellow student.

They say the boy allegedly took a black pellet gun, which resembled a semi-automatic pistol, to a high school in Fergus, Ont., on May 15.

Police allege he used the pellet gun to rob another student while off school property.

Investigators say they later were able to locate and seize the pellet gun.

Police said Wednesday that a 14-year-old boy from Fergus is charged with robbery using a firearm and imitation firearm used while committing an offence.