10th grader found with loaded gun at school in North Las Vegas

A teen was arrested Thursday successful North Las Vegas aft helium was recovered with a loaded weapon successful his backpack astatine school.

Two students astatine Legacy High School got into a combat astir 11 a.m., and erstwhile officers connected field broke up the fight, 1 of the students ran off, according to Clark County School District constabulary Lt. Bryan Zink.

While investigating the fight, Zink said constabulary recovered a loaded 9 mm handgun hidden wrong a binder successful the different student’s backpack.

A 16-year-old 10th grader was booked into juvenile detention nether possession of a unsafe limb connected schoolhouse property, insignificant successful possession of a firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, warring connected field and disturbance of school.

Neither kid was injured successful the fight.

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