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  "textContent": "A Gaithersburg High School student was arrested after police say he brought a loaded handgun to school.\n\nPolice say the 17-year-old is being charged as an adult.\n\nOfficers responded to Gaithersburg High School around 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday, March 10 after receiving a report about a weapon possibly on school grounds.\n\nSchool staff told officers that they received an anonymous tip from a community member stating that a specific student was in possession of a handgun.\n\nSchool staff, MCPS security personnel and police officers quickly found the student and searched his backpack.\n\nInside was a loaded .40 caliber Glock handgun with an extended magazine. The serial number had been scratched out.\n\nThe 17-year-old student was arrested and taken to the Central Processing Unit. Police say he will be charged as an adult with the following counts:\n\n  * Dangerous Weapon on School Property\n  * Handgun on Person\n  * Loaded Handgun on Person\n  * Minor in Possession of a Firearm\n  * Possession of a Firearm with an Obliterated Serial Number\n\n\n\nPolice say they will not be releasing a photo of the suspect because he is a juvenile.",
  "title": "Student charged after bringing loaded gun to Gaithersburg High School, police say"
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