PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Police have arrested a 16-year-old boy who was reportedly caught with a loaded gun at The Met School Monday morning.
Kristy dosReis, a spokesperson for the Providence Police Department, told 12 News officers were called to the Public Street school around 11 a.m.
dosReis said staff informed the officers that a student was found to be in possession of a firearm on school property. It’s unclear exactly where the student was keeping the firearm or how it was discovered.
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The student was taken into custody and the weapon was secured. He’s since been charged with possession of a firearm without a license and possession of a firearm on school grounds…