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Student Caught With Replica Gun Inside Milton Somers MS Assaulted Classmate, Sheriff Says

Some staff members at a Charles County middle school got a brief scare when they spotted what appeared to be a handgun in a locker inside the building, officials say.

The replica handgun was recovered on school grounds.

The replica handgun was recovered on school grounds.

Photo Credit: Charles County Sheriff's Office

Several students at Milton Somers Middle School were walking in the hallway with a staffer, when they began pulling on locker doors, causing some to open along the way.

According to a spokesperson from the Charles County Sheriff's Office, as the students were instructed to stop with the shenanigans, the staff member spotted what appeared to be a gun protruding from a backpack in one of the lockers.

The School Resource Officer assigned to the building was called and it was determined that the "weapon" was, in fact, a realistic-looking toy gun. 

Administrators were able to locate the student assigned to the locker, who was placed in a separate room, where he struck a classmate who was already inside; however, the teen will not face criminal charges due to Maryland law, officials said.

"Under Maryland law, the involved student cannot be charged with a criminal offense;" they added, "however, the Charles County Department of Juvenile Services was contacted."  

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