Student Brought Gun To School, Newark PD Says

A 16-year-old student was detained by police after he brought a handgun to a Newark school on Tuesday, May 14, authorities said.

Newark Collegiate Academy
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Sam Barron

05/17/2024 9:00 a.m.

At 10:26 a.m., police responded to the KIPP Newark Collegiate Academy after a student was found to be in possession of a handgun, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. School officials turned the handgun over to responding officers, Fragé said.

The 16-year-old male was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon by a minor, Fragé said.

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