Teen Takes Loaded Gun To School After Threatening Student: Howard County Police

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — A 17-year-old boy faces criminal charges after police say he took a handgun to Oakland Mills High School Monday.

The parent of another student reported to the school Monday morning that the suspect had sent a threat to her son in a private message overnight. When the suspect arrived at school, he was immediately taken to the school office. Administrators searched his bag and found a loaded weapon, according to the Howard County Police Department.

The school resource officer was present and took the student into custody. No one else was threatened and no one was injured, police reported.