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2 students charged as adults after loaded gun found at Wise High School: police

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Published  May 2, 2025 12:05pm EDT
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 5 DC

The Brief

    • Two 10th graders at Wise High School are being charged as adults after a loaded gun was recovered at the school. 
    • According to police, one student is a 17-year-old male and the other a 16-year-old male.

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. - Two students at Wise High School will be facing charges after a loaded gun was recovered at the school.

According to the Prince George’s County Police Department, a loaded gun was recovered at the Upper Marlboro school on Thursday, May 1, around 1:55 p.m.

Police say school security personnel observed a student handing a black bookbag to a second student. Only clear bookbags are permitted at the school. School security checked the black bookbag and recovered a loaded firearm from inside. Both students fled the school.

The two involved students are in 10th grade – one is a 17-year-old male, the second is a 16-year-old male. Officers are obtaining arrests warrants for both of the students who will be charged as adults.

This is a developing story that will be updated. 
 

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