Teen arrested after bringing gun to Del. high school, police say
Dec 04, 2025
A teenager was arrested after allegedly bringing a gun to school this week, according to the Dover Police Department in Delaware.
A staff member of the Capital School District was contacted by a person who reported that a 15-year-old boy had brought a gun into Dover High School on Tuesday, Dec.
2, police said.
Staff members at the high school, along with the school resource officer, launched an investigation into the allegation and said they found evidence supporting the report, officials explained.
When the 15-year-old arrived to the school Wednesday morning for class, he was taken into custody without incident, according to police.
Officers were not able to find a gun on the boy when they searched him, but when investigators went to his home in Clayton they allegedly found two handguns, police said.
The 15-year-old was taken to the Stevenson House Youth Detention Facility and is being held on $36,001 secured bail after he was charged with possession of a deadly weapon in a safe school zone among other related charges, officials said.
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