Overview

• A school resource officer searched the student after a report of marijuana on the second day of classes and recovered a handgun.
• The principal initially told families the firearm was unloaded, but police later said it was loaded and equipped with a high-capacity magazine.
• The 13-year-old was arrested on firearm-related charges and released to the Department of Juvenile Services, police said.
• Baltimore County Public Schools reminded families that weapons on campus carry serious discipline, including possible one-year expulsion.
• Police have not specified the weapon type and say potential MS-13 connections remain under investigation, as recent data show rising juvenile cases in the region.