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Manchester High School Student, 16, Arrested After Loaded Gun Found on Campus

A peer's report about a 'clip' led officers to a backpack with a .380-caliber handgun.

Overview

  • School resource officers and administrators located the student shortly after the bathroom report and took the teen into custody.
  • A search of the backpack allegedly turned up a loaded .380 Smith & Wesson M&P handgun, marijuana and marijuana vape products.
  • The 16-year-old faces charges including carrying a firearm without a permit, weapon on school grounds, first-degree reckless endangerment, and drug offenses.
  • Classes were dismissed early at 11:30 a.m., with a 5 p.m. community meeting scheduled and support services offered by the district.
  • No injuries were reported, and police withheld further details because the suspect is a juvenile.