A 15-year-old Cape Henlopen High School student has been arrested in connection with an incident last week in which another student brought a loaded gun to school.
Around 12:25 p.m. Jan. 17, school staff alerted the school resource officer to the possibility of a gun in a student’s possession, according to Delaware State Police. A loaded 9 mm handgun was located in the 17-year-old’s backpack, police said, and the student was taken into custody without incident. No one was injured.
An investigation found the 15-year-old student had given the gun to the 17-year-old at his home the day before, police said, and that the two students conspired to conceal the gun from being discovered after the 17-year-old was detained.
The 15-year-old turned himself in to police Thursday. They were charged with three felonies: possession of a deadly weapon by a person under 18, possession of a firearm in a safe school zone and second-degree conspiracy.
Background: 17-year-old Cape Henlopen High student charged after loaded gun found in backpack